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tyrosinase [′tir·ə·sə‚nās] (biochemistry) An enzyme found in plants, molds, crustaceans, mollusks, and some bacteria which, in the presence of oxygen, catalyzes the oxidation of monophenols and polyphenols with the introduction of ‒OH groups and the formation of quinones. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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2002) described a method based on magnetic-activated cell separation followed by a nested reverse-transcriptase-PCR to quantify tyrosinase and MART-1 mRNA. A substance called tyrosinase (ty-RO-sin-ase) is a protein, a building block of living material, which helps skin cells manufacture melanin. Already, Payne and Sun have tested their approach in the processing of a half-dozen hydrogen-carbon compounds, and tyrosinase reacted with onlythe phenols. |
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