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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic nitrogen compounds
  3. amino compounds
  4. amines
  5. biogenic amines
  6. tyramine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic nitrogen compounds
  3. amino compounds
  4. amines
  5. biogenic amines
  6. tyramine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical compounds
  3. organic compounds
  4. alcohols
  5. amino alcohols
  6. tyramine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. organic nitrogen compounds
  4. amino compounds
  5. amino alcohols
  6. tyramine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. nitrogen compounds
  3. organic nitrogen compounds
  4. amino compounds
  5. amino alcohols
  6. tyramine

Preferred term

tyramine

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information An indirect sympathomimetic that occurs naturally in cheese and other foods. Tyramine does not directly activate adrenergic receptors, but it can serve as a substrate for adrenergic uptake systems and monoamine oxidase to prolong the actions of adrenergic transmitters. It also provokes transmitter release from adrenergic terminals and may be a neurotransmitter in some invertebrate nervous systems.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • 4-hydroxyphenethylamine
  • para-tyramine
  • p-tyramine

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7823

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