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)

1. (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.