Dictionary Home »
Webster's New World College Dictionary » tyramine
tyramine
tyramine definition
ty·ra·mine (tī′rə mēn′, -min)
noun
a crystalline amine, CHNO, found in ergot, cheeses, mistletoe, etc., and formerly used in the treatment of hypotension
Etymology: tyr(osine) + amine
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Comments
Improve this definition.
Browse dictionary definitions near tyramine
Share on Facebook