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Tyrosine vs Phosphotyrosine - What's the difference?

tyrosine | phosphotyrosine |

As nouns the difference between tyrosine and phosphotyrosine

is that tyrosine is (amino acid) a nonessential amino acid c9h11no3 found in most animal proteins, especially casein while phosphotyrosine is (biochemistry) a phosphorylated derivative of tyrosine that is active in signal transduction and regulation of enzymatic activity.

tyrosine

English

(wikipedia tyrosine)

Noun

  • (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C9H11NO3 found in most animal proteins, especially casein.

    • Synonyms

    * Tyr

    phosphotyrosine

    English

    Noun

  • (biochemistry) A phosphorylated derivative of tyrosine that is active in signal transduction and regulation of enzymatic activity