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单词 tyramine
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Definition of tyramine in English:

tyramine

noun ˈtʌɪrəmiːnˈtaɪrəˌmin
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

    An amine related to tyrosine; chemical formula: C₆H₄(OH)CH₂CH₂NH₂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The phenolic substrates studied were p-cresol, p-hydroxyphenyl propionic acid, tyramine, and L- and D-tyrosine.
    • These could lead to serious interactions with foods containing tyramine, alcohol, narcotics, and over-the-counter decongestants.
    • One piece with which Milne was pleased was his clarification of the tyramine monoamine-oxidase inhibitor interaction (the ‘cheese reaction’).
    • About nine per cent of people have at least one copy of a gene for 5HT2a that call for the amino acid tyramine at one point in the receptor protein.
    • Foods high in arylalkylamines (tryptophan, tyrosine, tyramine, and phenylalanine) have also been implicated in triggering IC symptoms.

Origin

Early 20th century: from tyr(osine) + amine.

 
 

Definition of tyramine in US English:

tyramine

nounˈtaɪrəˌminˈtīrəˌmēn
Biochemistry
  • A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

    An amine related to tyrosine; chemical formula: C₆H₄(OH)CH₂CH₂NH₂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One piece with which Milne was pleased was his clarification of the tyramine monoamine-oxidase inhibitor interaction (the ‘cheese reaction’).
    • Foods high in arylalkylamines (tryptophan, tyrosine, tyramine, and phenylalanine) have also been implicated in triggering IC symptoms.
    • These could lead to serious interactions with foods containing tyramine, alcohol, narcotics, and over-the-counter decongestants.
    • The phenolic substrates studied were p-cresol, p-hydroxyphenyl propionic acid, tyramine, and L- and D-tyrosine.
    • About nine per cent of people have at least one copy of a gene for 5HT2a that call for the amino acid tyramine at one point in the receptor protein.

Origin

Early 20th century: from tyr(osine) + amine.

 
 
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