tyramine

[ tahy-ruh-meen ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. an amine, C8H11NO, abundant in ripe cheese as a breakdown product of tyrosine by removal of the carboxyl group (COOH).

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British Dictionary definitions for tyramine

tyramine

/ (ˈtaɪrəˌmiːn, ˈtɪ-) /


noun
  1. a colourless crystalline amine derived from phenol and found in ripe cheese, ergot, decayed animal tissue, and mistletoe and used for its sympathomimetic action; 4-hydroxyphenethylamine. Formula: (C 2 H 4 NH 2)C 6 H 4 OH

Origin of tyramine

1
C20: from tyr (osine) + amine

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