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, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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