Assertion: tyrosine | /r/CapableOf | serve as precursor
Facets:
value: for the thyroid hormone thyroxine
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for melanin
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for several families of secondary metabolites
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in turn
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Tyrosine, in turn, also serves as a precursor for several families of secondary metabolites, including, for example, tocochromanols, plastoquinones, isoquinoline alkaloids, several non-protein amino acids, and probably some phenylpropanoids [ 21 ].
text: Tyrosine also serves as a precursor for the thyroid hormone thyroxine and melanin, the pigment responsible for skin and hair color and protection against harmful ultraviolet rays.
text: Tyrosine also serves as a precursor for the thyroid hormone thyroxine and melanin, the pigment responsible for skin and hair color and protection against harmful ultraviolet rays.