tyrosine
tyrosine
Definition
ty·ro·sine (tī′rō sēn′, tir′ō-; --sin′)
noun
a white, crystalline nonessential amino acid, CHOHCHCH(NH)COOH, formed by the decomposition of proteins, as in the putrefaction of cheese
tyrosine
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: Formula 4 Feet contains the amino acid tyrosine and the element iodine, which when combined, form thyroxine, the thyroid hormone.
Adjective modifier
- active: The Mn cluster donates electrons to P680+ via a redox active tyrosine located at position 161 on the D1 protein ( 3 ).
- phosphorylated: The ligand ( residues 201-205 of chain B ) has its phosphorylated tyrosine shown toward the bottom of the picture.
Modifies a noun
- kinase: Some of these proteins belong to a group called the tyrosine kinases.
- phosphatase: Nick Tonks was the first to isolate " protein tyrosine phosphatases " .
- phosphorylation: Recognition of foreign antigens at the TCR leads to tyrosine phosphorylation of the ITAM motifs of the -chain by Src family kinases.
- hydroxylase: Tyrosine is converted into DOPA by the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase.
- inhibitor: It is a type of drug called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- residue: It commonly also contains a tyrosine residue that is important for catalysis.
Noun used with modifier
- receptor: Many receptors are in the family receptor tyrosine kinase.
- protein: Nick Tonks was the first to isolate " protein tyrosine phosphatases " .
- amino: Tyramine is a compound similar to the amino acid tyrosine.
- acid: Tyramine is a compound similar to the amino acid tyrosine.
- non-receptor: Both receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinases play pivotal roles in these signaling pathways.
- enzyme: Tyrosine is converted into DOPA by the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase.
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