Definition of Tyrosin

1. n. A white crystalline nitrogenous substance present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means, -- as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic acid, and by decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol derivative.

Definition of Tyrosin

1. Noun. (alternative form of tyrosine) ¹

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Medical Definition of Tyrosin

1. A white crystalline nitrogenous substance present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means, as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic acid, and by decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol derivative. Alternative forms: tyrosine. Origin: Gr. Cheese. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tyrosin

tyrocidins
tyrociny
tyroes
tyrogenous
tyroid
tyroketonuria
tyrolean
tyrolite
tyroma
tyrones
tyronic
tyronism
tyropanoate
tyropanoate sodium
tyros
tyrosin (current term)
tyrosinaemia
tyrosinaemias
tyrosinase
tyrosinases
tyrosine
tyrosine-ester sulfotransferase
tyrosine-repressible transaminase
tyrosine-tRNA ligase
tyrosine 3-monooxygenase
tyrosine N-monooxygenase
tyrosine aminotransferase
tyrosine decarboxylase
tyrosine hydroxylase
tyrosine iodinase

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