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Definition of Tyrosine

1. Noun. An amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones.

Definition of Tyrosine

1. Noun. (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C₉H₁₁NO₃ found in most animal proteins, especially casein. ¹

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Definition of Tyrosine

1. an amino acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tyrosine

1. One of the twenty amino acids directly coded in proteins. Nonessential in humans since can be synthesised from phenylalanine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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