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tyrosine

ty·ro·sine
T t

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahy-ruh-seen, -sin, tir-uh-]
    • /ˈtaɪ rəˌsin, -sɪn, ˈtɪr ə-/
    • /tˈaɪrəsˌaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahy-ruh-seen, -sin, tir-uh-]
    • /ˈtaɪ rəˌsin, -sɪn, ˈtɪr ə-/

Definitions of tyrosine word

  • noun tyrosine a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr; 1
  • noun tyrosine an aromatic nonessential amino acid; a component of proteins. It is a metabolic precursor of thyroxine, the pigment melanin, and other biologically important compounds 0
  • noun tyrosine a white, crystalline nonessential amino acid, C6H4OHCH2CH(NH2)COOH, formed by the decomposition of proteins, as in the putrefaction of cheese 0
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Origin of tyrosine

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < Greek tȳrós cheese + -ine2

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tyrosine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • tyrosinosis

    a condition characterized by abnormally large amounts of tyrosine in the urine, caused by faulty metabolism.

  • alkaptonuria

    excessive excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine, caused by a hereditary abnormality of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.

  • dopa

    an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.

  • homogentisic acid

    an intermediate compound in the metabolism of tyrosine and of phenylalanine, found in excess in the blood and urine of persons affected with alkaptonuria.

  • phosphoprotein

    a protein, as casein or ovalbumin, in which one or more hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine, or tyrosine are hydroxylated.

  • tyramine

    an amine, C 8 H 11 NO, abundant in ripe cheese as a breakdown product of tyrosine by removal of the carboxyl group (COOH).
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