noun
- a synthetic polymer composed of lysine amino acid units, used in biochemical research and medical applications
Usage: biochemistry; technical
Examples
- Polylysine is commonly used to coat cell culture dishes to improve cell adhesion.
- The researchers applied polylysine to the glass slides before mounting the tissue samples.
- Due to its positive charge, polylysine can bind to negatively charged cell membranes.
- The laboratory ordered poly-L-lysine for their protein purification experiments.
- Polylysine coating enhanced the attachment of neurons in the culture system.