Definition of Iodotyrosine

1. Noun. Tyrosine with iodine added.

Generic synonyms: Iodoamino Acid
Specialized synonyms: Mono-iodotyrosine, Di-iodotyrosine

Medical Definition of Iodotyrosine

1. Chemical name: L-Tyrosine, iodo- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iodotyrosine

iodoquinoline
iodoquinolines
iodosilane
iodosilanes
iodosobenzene
iodosobenzenes
iodosugar
iodosugars
iodosulfite
iodosulfites
iodosylbenzene
iodosylbenzenes
iodotherapy
iodothyronine
iodothyronines
iodotyrosine (current term)
iodotyrosine deiodase
iodotyrosine deiodinase defect
iodous
iodous acid
iodoxamate meglumine
iodoxamic acid
iodoxol
iodoxole
iodoxols
iodoxybenzoic
iodoxybenzoic acid
ioduret
iodurets
ioduria

Literary usage of Iodotyrosine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... is broken down to iodotyrosine, which is released into the culture medium. The rate of receptor degradation can be determined from the amount of ..."

2. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry by Olof Hammarsten, Sven Gustaf Hedin (1914)
"... in the animal kingdom, especially in the albuminoid group and indeed iodized tyrosine (3-5 di-iodotyrosine) has been isolated. ..."

3. Chemical Pathology: Being a Discussion of General Pathology from the by Harry Gideon Wells (1914)
"He could find no thyroid activity in iodin compounds of histidine, and di-iodotyrosine was found inactive by Strouse and Voegtlin. ..."

4. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... microsomal enzyme activities causing an increase in iodotyrosine excretion; and (4) poor absorption of thyroid hormones and their excretion in feces. ..."

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