Tyrosine

Tyrosine (abbreviated as Tyr or Y) or 4-hydroxyphenylalanine, is one of the 22 amino acids that are used by cells to synthesize proteins. Its codons are UAC and UAU. It is a non-essential amino acid with a polar side group. The word "tyrosine" is from the Greek tyri, meaning cheese, as it was first discovered in 1846 by German chemist Justus von Liebig in the protein casein from cheese. It is called tyrosyl when referred to as a functional group or side chain.

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Megakaryocyte-associated Tyrosine Kinase
... Gene EC number 2.7.10.2 Gene Ontology Molecular function • protein tyrosine kinase activity • non-membrane spanning protein tyrosine kinase activity • protein binding ... The protein encoded by this gene has amino acid sequence similarity to Csk tyrosine kinase and has the structural features of the CSK subfamily SRC homology SH2 and SH3 domains, a catalytic ...
C-src Tyrosine Kinase
... C-src tyrosine kinase, is a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase protein encoded by the CSK gene ... It includes an SH2 domain, an SH3 domain, and a tyrosine kinase domain ... This protein phosphorylates a carboxyl-terminus tyrosine residue on human Src, which acts as a negative regulatory site ...
Tyrosine - Medical Use
... Tyrosine is a precursor to neurotransmitters and increases plasma neurotransmitter levels (particularly dopamine and norepinephrine) but has little if any effect on mood ... A number of studies have found tyrosine to be useful during conditions of stress, cold, fatigue, loss of a loved one such as in death or divorce, prolonged work and sleep deprivation, with reductions in ... Tyrosine does not seem to have any significant effect on mood, cognitive or physical performance in normal circumstances ...
Leukocyte Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
... Leukocyte receptor tyrosine kinase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LTK gene ... of the ALK/LTK receptor family of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) whose ligand is unknown ... Tyrosine-specific phosphorylation of proteins is a key to the control of diverse pathways leading to cell growth and differentiation ...
Tyrosine-t RNA Ligase
... In enzymology, a tyrosine-tRNA ligase (EC 6.1.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + L-tyrosine + RNA AMP + diphosphate + L-tyrosyl-tRNATyr The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, L-tyrosine ... This enzyme participates in phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis and aminoacyl-trna biosynthesis ...