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tyrosinase definition

ty·ro·sin·ase (tī′rō sin ās′, tir′ō-; tī rä′-)

noun

an enzyme, found in plants and animals, that catalyzes the oxidation of the amino acid tyrosine and is involved in the formation of the dark pigment melanin

Etymology: < tyrosine + -ase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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