tyrosine
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine.
Noun
tyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrosines)
- (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
Synonyms
Translations
nonessential amino acid
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
tyrosine f (plural tyrosines)
Further reading
- “tyrosine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.