TYROSINE


Meaning of TYROSINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtī-rə-ˌsēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from Greek tyros cheese — more at butter

Date: 1857

: a phenolic amino acid C 9 H 11 NO 3 that is a precursor of several important substances (as epinephrine and melanin)

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