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iodotyrosine

iodotyrosine noun: any iodo derivative of tyrosine, but especially 3-iodotyrosine that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones.

Noun

iodotyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural iodotyrosines)

  1. Any iodo derivative of tyrosine, but especially 3-iodotyrosine that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones

Forms of iodotyrosine

pluraliodotyrosines

Words formed from iodotyrosine

Questions about iodotyrosine

What does iodotyrosine mean?
Iodotyrosine means any iodo derivative of tyrosine, but especially 3-iodotyrosine that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones.
What part of speech is iodotyrosine?
Iodotyrosine is a noun.
What is the plural of iodotyrosine?
The plural of iodotyrosine is iodotyrosines.

Words near iodotyrosine in the dictionary

  1. iodothyrin
  2. iodothyrine
  3. iodothyronine
  4. iodothyronines
  5. iodotrimethylsilane
  6. iodotyrosine
  7. iodouracil
  8. iodouracils
  9. iodous
  10. iodous acid
  11. iodoxamic acid

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