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The 23 pages that link to Tyrosine, each with the reason it gives.

• DopamineRelated: Tyrosine is the starting material for dopamine synthesis.

• MelaninRelated: Melanin production begins with this amino acid.

• NorepinephrineRelated: Norepinephrine synthesis begins with tyrosine.

• CatecholamineNarrower topic: Catecholamine biosynthesis begins with this amino acid.

• EpinephrineRelated: Epinephrine biosynthesis proceeds through tyrosine-derived intermediates.

• TryptophanCompared with: Tyrosine feeds catecholamine synthesis, whereas tryptophan feeds serotonin synthesis.

• TyrosinaseRelated: It is the starting substrate tyrosinase oxidizes during melanin synthesis.

• Adrenal medullaRelated: Chromaffin cells use it as the starting material for catecholamine synthesis.

• MelanogenesisRelated: Melanin synthesis begins when melanogenic enzymes convert tyrosine into reactive intermediates.

• MelanosomeRelated: Melanin synthesis begins with tyrosine-derived chemistry.

• PhenylalanineRelated: It is the direct product of phenylalanine hydroxylation.

• PhenylketonuriaRelated: Impaired phenylalanine conversion can make tyrosine conditionally essential.

• Protein kinaseRelated: Tyrosine kinases target this residue, often in signaling proteins.

• AdrenalineRelated: Cells synthesize adrenaline through a pathway that begins with tyrosine.

• Parmigiano-ReggianoRelated: Visible tyrosine crystals often form as proteins break down during long aging.

• Protein phosphorylationRelated: Tyrosine phosphorylation forms a distinct signaling mode in many pathways.

• ThyroxineRelated: T4 is formed by coupling two iodinated tyrosine residues.

• SerineCompared with: Both side chains contain hydroxyl groups, but tyrosine’s aromatic ring changes its size and behavior.

• BetalainRelated: Plant enzymes convert tyrosine into the intermediates from which betalains are made.

• TyramineRelated: Removing tyrosine’s carboxyl group produces tyramine.

• Coenzyme Q10Related: Its carbon skeleton contributes to the aromatic ring of coenzyme Q10.

• ErythroseRelated: Its biosynthesis can trace carbon back to erythrose 4-phosphate.

• Chromaffin SystemRelated: It is the starting substrate for chromaffin-cell catecholamine production.