tyrosine vs amino acid

tyrosine and amino acid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tyrosine	Yes	No	No	No
amino acid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, amino acid is a hypernym of tyrosine; that is, amino acid is a word with a broader meaning than tyrosine:

tyrosine: an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones
amino acid: organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group

Other hypernyms of tyrosine include aminoalkanoic acid.

tyrosine (noun)	amino acid (noun)
an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones	organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group