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Polylysine refers to several types of lysine homopolymers, which may differ from each other in terms of stereochemistry (D/L; the L form is natural and usually assumed) and link position (α/ε). Of these types, only ε-poly-L-lysine is produced naturally.

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  • Chemical structure
  • Production
  • History
  • ε-Polylysine
  • In food
  • α-Polylysine
  • In tissue culture
  • Polylysine in drug delivery
  • Chemical modification
  • References

Polylysine refers to several types of lysine homopolymers, which may differ from each other in terms of stereochemistry (D/L; the L form is natural and usually assumed) and link position (α/ε). Of these types, only ε-poly-L-lysine is produced naturally.

==Chemical structure==

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