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This is the amino acid Lysine. Please tell me how many methyl groups are present in Lysine

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Answer:

Three methyl groups

Step-by-step explanation:

The lysine ε-amino group of proteins can accept up to three methyl groups, resulting in either mono-, di-, or trimethyl lysine, (me1, me2, or me3) with the various methylation states of lysines that exert distinct functions. Hope this helped!

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