Biologically Active Substance
tyramine Audio
ty·ra·mine [ tahy-ruh-meen ]
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Definitions related to tyramine:
  • An indirect sympathomimetic that occurs naturally in cheese and other foods. Tyramine does not directly activate adrenergic receptors, but it can serve as a substrate for adrenergic uptake systems and MONOAMINE OXIDASE to prolong the actions of adrenergic transmitters. It also provokes transmitter release from adrenergic terminals and may be a neurotransmitter in some invertebrate nervous systems.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Decarboxylation product of tyrosine; structurally similar to epinephrine with weak adrenergic activity.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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