different between lysine vs arginine

English

Etymology

lysis +? -ine, in reference to its tendency to participate in catalysis.

Noun

lysine (countable and uncountable, plural lysines)

1. (biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂.

   Synonym: Lys

   • 2010, Michael T. Murray, Joseph Pizzorno, The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 65:

     Lysine is an essential amino acid required for many body functions, including growth and bone development in children; calcium absorption and maintenance of the correct nitrogen balance in the body; maintenance of lean body mass; production of antibodies, hormones, and enzymes; collagen formation and repair of tissue.

Translations

Further reading

• lysine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Insley, Linsey, Nisley, linsey, silyne

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ly?si?ne

Noun

lysine f or m (uncountable)

1. lysine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.zin/

Noun

lysine f (countable and uncountable, plural lysines)

1. lysine

Further reading

• “lysine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From German Arginin, perhaps from Ancient Greek ????????? (arginóeis, “brightly-shining, white”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?????ni?n/

Noun

arginine (countable and uncountable, plural arginines)

1. An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.

Synonyms

• Arg

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Nigerian, geraniin

Italian

Noun

arginine f

1. plural of arginina

Anagrams

• nigerina
• rinnegai