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MeSH Heading: Lysine
Tree Number(s): D12.125.068.555; D12.125.095.647; D12.125.142.497
Unique ID: D008239
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008239
Annotation: /biosyn /‌defic /‌physiol permitted; POLYLYSINE is also available
Scope Note: An essential amino acid. It is often added to animal feed.
Entry Term(s): Enisyl; L-Lysine; Lysine Acetate; Lysine Hydrochloride
Registry Numbers: K3Z4F929H6; 0; TTL6G7LIWZ; JNJ23Q2COM
Related Numbers: 56-87-1; 57282-49-2; 657-27-2; JNJ23Q2COM; TTL6G7LIWZ
CAS Type 1 Name: L-Lysine
NLM Classification #: QU 60
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Lysine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025