Definition of Tyrosine

1. Noun. An amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones.

Generic synonyms: Amino Acid, Aminoalkanoic Acid

Definition of Tyrosine

1. an amino acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tyrosine

1. One of the twenty amino acids directly coded in proteins. Nonessential in humans since can be synthesised from phenylalanine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tyrosine

Tyrolese
tyrolite
tyroma
tyrones
tyronic
tyropanoate
tyropanoate sodium
Tyrophagus putrescentiae
tyros
tyrosin
tyrosinaemia
tyrosinase
tyrosinase
tyrosinases
tyrosine (current term)
tyrosine (current term)
tyrosine-ester sulfotransferase
tyrosine-repressible transaminase
tyrosine-tRNA ligase
tyrosinemia
tyrosines
tyrosine 3-monooxygenase
tyrosine aminotransferase
tyrosine decarboxylase
tyrosine hydroxylase
tyrosine iodinase
tyrosine kinase
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
tyrosine N-monooxygenase
tyrosine phenol-lyase

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