tyramine
English
Chemical structure of tyramine
Etymology
Blend of tyrosine + amine.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʌɪ.ɹəm.iːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪ.ɹəˌmiːn/
Noun
tyramine (countable and uncountable, plural tyramines)
- (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.
References
- “tyramine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tyramine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary