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Where does “dityrosine” come from?

dityrosine (English) comes from English tyrosine, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

dityrosine (English): A dimer of tyrosine typically produced by...

Definitions

  1. A dimer of tyrosine typically produced by...

Ancestry of “dityrosine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtyrosineA nonessential amino acid "2-amino-3-propanoic...
2Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
3Proto-Hellenictūrós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “dityrosine”

  • cyclodityrosine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →