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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Thyroid Hormones > Diiodotyrosine
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Cyclic > Amino Acids, Aromatic > Tyrosine > Diiodotyrosine

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Diiodotyrosine  

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  • Acid, Iodogorgoic
  • Iodogorgoic Acid

Scope note

  • A product from the iodination of MONOIODOTYROSINE. In the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones, diiodotyrosine residues are coupled with other monoiodotyrosine or diiodotyrosine residues to form T4 or T3 thyroid hormones (THYROXINE and TRIIODOTHYRONINE).

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