tyramine
Aged food amine
Tyramine is an organic compound found naturally in aged and fermented foods—cheese, wine, cured meats, soy sauce.
The body normally breaks it down, but certain medications (especially MAO inhibitors) block this process, allowing tyramine to accumulate and cause dangerous spikes in blood pressure.
People on these medications must follow a low-tyramine diet.
Single-amine compound
- decarboxylationCarboxyl group elimination
- catecholamineTyrosine-derived signaling molecule
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- precursorSomething that comes first
enzymatic · substrate · biogenic · metabolite · dopamine · amino acid · catabolism · metabolism
Enzyme-inhibiting psychiatric medication
- hypertensive crisisSeverely elevated blood pressure emergency
- contraindicationReason to avoid treatment
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
medication · antidepressant · serotonin · norepinephrine · blood pressure · dietary restriction · warning · adverse reaction
Fermented milk solid
- wineFermented grape beverage
- agedAdvanced in years
- curedRestored to health
- charcuteriePreserved meat preparation
prosciutto · parmesan · brie · camembert · gouda · sauerkraut · kimchi · soy sauce
Cranial pain
- triggerWhat initiates action
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
nausea · dietary · avoidance · sensitivity · prodrome · vasodilation · threshold · elimination diet
monoamine
Single-amine compound
- decarboxylationCarboxyl group elimination
- catecholamineTyrosine-derived signaling molecule
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
precursor · enzymatic · substrate · biogenic · metabolite · dopamine · amino acid · catabolism · metabolism · amine
MAOI
Enzyme-inhibiting psychiatric medication
- hypertensive crisisSeverely elevated blood pressure emergency
- contraindicationReason to avoid treatment
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
inhibitor · medication · antidepressant · serotonin · norepinephrine · blood pressure · dietary restriction · warning · adverse reaction
cheese
Fermented milk solid
charcuterie · prosciutto · parmesan · brie · camembert · gouda · sauerkraut · kimchi · soy sauce · miso
headache
Cranial pain
- triggerWhat initiates action
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
photophobia · nausea · dietary · avoidance · sensitivity · prodrome · vasodilation · threshold · elimination diet · food diary
- Neurochemistrydopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, epinephrine, acetylcholine
- Microbial Metabolitesacetate, propionate, lactate, lactic acid, formate
- Neurochemicalsacetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, epinephrine
- phytochemicalsflavonoids, polyphenols, alkaloids, alkaloid, phenolics
- tyrosine biochemistrydopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, catecholamines, noradrenaline
- nutrientsprotein, vitamins, fats, minerals, vitamin