tyrosine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine (since first discovered in cheese); surface analysis is approximately tyro- + -ine.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tyrosines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
diiodotyrosine · multityrosine · phosphotyrosine · Bruton's tyrosine kinase · azatyrosine · tyrosinemia · tyrosinase · tirofiban · nitrotyrosine · methyltyrosine · tyrosinosis · dityrosine · tyrosination · polytyrosine · tyramine · sulfotyrosine · tyrosinyl · tyrosinated · tyrosyl · homotyrosine · pretyrosine · tyrosinaemia
Synonyms
Translations (22)
nl tyrosine (nonessential amino acid) · es tirosina (nonessential amino acid) · bg тирозин (nonessential amino acid) · sk tyrozín (nonessential amino acid) · fr tyrosine (nonessential amino acid) · el τυροσίνη (nonessential amino acid) · sv tyrosin (nonessential amino acid) · ja チロシン (nonessential amino acid) · fi tyrosiini (nonessential amino acid) · cmn 酪氨酸 (nonessential amino acid) · it tirosina (nonessential amino acid) · pl tyrozyna (nonessential amino acid) · eo tirozino (nonessential amino acid) · hu tirozin (nonessential amino acid) · ca tirosina (nonessential amino acid) · cs tyrosin (nonessential amino acid) · ro tirozină (nonessential amino acid) · io tirozino (nonessential amino acid) · ru тирози́н (nonessential amino acid) · pt tirosina (nonessential amino acid) · cs tyrozin (nonessential amino acid) · de Tyrosin (nonessential amino acid)