Usually means: Polymer composed of multiple lysines.
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  1. polylysine: Merriam-Webster
  2. polylysine: Collins English Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (polylysine)

▸ noun:  A polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues

Similar:
pentalysine, homopolypeptide, oligolysine, polyleucine, polyarginine, lipopolypeptide, prolylpeptide, polyaminoacid, polyphenylalanine, polyvaline, more...

Opposite:
polyarginine, monolysine, monarginine

Types:
poly-L-lysine, poly-D-lysine, poly-l-ornithine, poly-l-glutamate, more...

Phrases:
penicilloyl polylysine, more...

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Similar:
pentalysine, homopolypeptide, oligolysine, polyleucine, polyarginine, lipopolypeptide, prolylpeptide, polyaminoacid, polyphenylalanine, polyvaline, more...

Opposite:
polyarginine, monolysine, monarginine

Types:
poly-L-lysine, poly-D-lysine, poly-l-ornithine, poly-l-glutamate, more...

Phrases:
penicilloyl polylysine, more...



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