The oxidation of the terminal amino-methylene groups of peptidyl-L-lysine or peptidyl-5-hydroxy-L-lysine to aldehyde groups to form allysine or hydroxyallysine residues, respectively; these are intermediates in the formation of covalent cross-links between adjacent polypeptide chains in proteins such as collagens. [ISBN:0198547684, RESID:AA0121]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process