Background:

Nepsilon-Acetyl-L-lysine is a derivative of the amino acid lysine.

[1]. Schmidt H, et al. Characterization of a novel enzyme, N6-acetyl-L-lysine: 2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase, which catalyses the second step of lysine catabolism in Candida maltosa. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 1992 Nov;62(4):285-90.