Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Thyroglobulin is a glycoprotein contains 123 tyrosine residues, but only 4–8 of these are normally incorporated into thyroid hormones.
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Oxidation of iodine is mediated by thyroid peroxidase, a membrane-bound enzyme found in the thyrocyte apical membrane.
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When the peroxidase system is blocked or when it is hereditarily absent from the cells, the rate of formation of thyroid hormones falls to zero
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“Organification” of Thyroglobulin- Iodination of tyrosine and formation of the thyroid hormones
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Tyrosine is first iodized to monoiodotyrosine and then to diiodotyrosine. Then, more and more of the iodotyrosine residues become coupled with one another
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