An amino acid that occurs in endogenous proteins. Tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation plays a role in cellular signal transduction and possibly in cell growth control and carcinogenesis.
Entry Term(s)
Tyrosine-O-phosphate
Registry Number
21820-51-9
CAS Type 1 Name
L-tyrosine, dihydrogen phosphate (ester)
Previous Indexing
Tyrosine/analogs & derivatives (1980-1995)
Public MeSH Note
96; PHOSPHOTYROSINE was indexed under TYROSINE/analogs & derivatives 1980-95
Online Note
use PHOSPHOTYROSINE (NM) to search PHOSPHOTYROSINE 1980-95
An amino acid that occurs in endogenous proteins. Tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation plays a role in cellular signal transduction and possibly in cell growth control and carcinogenesis.
