GRGR(4) Re: Help For Those Who Need It

s~Z mcmullenm at vcss.k12.ca.us
Thu Jun 17 16:37:30 CDT 1999


MalignD at aol.com wrote:
> 
 tyrosine is actual, an amino acid formed by the breakdown of
> protein, as when cheese rots.

Main Entry: ty·ro·sine
Pronunciation: 'tI-r&-"sEn
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from Greek
tyros cheese
Date: 1857
: a phenolic amino acid C9H11NO3 that is a precursor of several
important substances (as epinephrine and melanin)



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