tyramine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006573",
  "term": "tyramine",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "4-hydroxyphenethylamine",
    "p-tyramine",
    "para-tyramine"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "biogenic amines",
    "amino alcohols"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tiramina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tyramine/"
}