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tryptophan

English

Etymology

From German Tryptophan, from Ancient Greek ????? (phaín?, “to appear”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?t??pt?(?)fæn/

Noun

tryptophan (countable and uncountable, plural tryptophans)

  1. (biochemistry) An essential amino acid having an indole side chain; it is present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, bananas and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it.
    • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 169:
      The quickest way to raise serotonin levels again is to send more tryptophan into the brain, because serotonin is made from tryptophan.

Synonyms

  • Trp
  • tryp

Derived terms

Translations

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tyrosine

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ????? (t?rós, “cheese”) +? -ine.

Noun

tyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrosines)

  1. (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein

Synonyms

  • Tyr

Translations

Anagrams

  • serotiny

French

Pronunciation

Noun

tyrosine f (plural tyrosines)

  1. tyrosine

Further reading

  • “tyrosine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

tyrosine From the web:

  • what tyrosine does
  • what tyrosine phosphatase
  • tyrosine what foods
  • tyrosine what disease
  • tyrosinemia what causes it
  • what is tyrosine kinase
  • what does tyrosine kinase do
  • what are tyrosine kinase inhibitors
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