tyrosine
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ty·ro·sine
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Definition of tyrosine
: a phenolic amino acid C9H11NO3 that is a precursor of several important substances (such as epinephrine and melanin)
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For his part, Hunter performed research that led to an entirely new category of cancer drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval," 19 Aug. 2019 Choanoflagellates have genes for tyrosine kinases, enzymes that, in complex animals, help control the functions of specialized cells, such as insulin secretion in the pancreas. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "The momentous transition to multicellular life may not have been so hard after all," 28 June 2018 Both monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinases now provide the basis for many new medicines coming to market. — Fred D. Ledley, STAT, "30 years is too long to wait for new medicines. There are ways to speed up drug development," 6 June 2018 Hunter made his reputation with the 1979 discovery of how enzymes called tyrosine kinases can cause cancer. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Superstar cancer researcher Tony Hunter of Salk Institute wins award, makes new finding," 4 Apr. 2018 But tyrosine is just one of the 20 amino acids normally found in protein. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Superstar cancer researcher Tony Hunter of Salk Institute wins award, makes new finding," 4 Apr. 2018 The class of cancer drugs that block phosphorylation activity are called tyrosine kinase inhibitors. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Superstar cancer researcher Tony Hunter of Salk Institute wins award, makes new finding," 4 Apr. 2018 Plants modify tyrosine by adding other molecules to create an enormous array of useful substances. — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, "How Beets Became Beet-Red," 24 Oct. 2017 Such tyrosine kinase inhibitors constitute a large class of cancer drugs, made possible by the research of Salk Institute scientist Tony Hunter. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "UCSD cancer clinical trial gets $18.2 million," 4 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tyrosine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tyrosine
noun
ty·ro·sine
| \ ˈtī-rə-ˌsēn
\
\
Medical Definition of tyrosine
: a phenolic amino acid C9H11NO3 that is a precursor of several important substances (as epinephrine and melanin)
—abbreviation Tyr