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/tɹˈɪptɒfən/
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NOUN
- an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin
How To Use tryptophan In A Sentence
- - Amino acid deficiency - Amino acids such as phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan provide the basis for the body's production of important neuro-transmitters in the body. Netvouz - new bookmarks
- Other examples of amino acids are alanine, leucine, cysteine, arginine, and tryptophan.
- Contents of glutamine, asparagine, methionine, and tryptophan in the tissues were not determined by this method.
- In fact, tyrosine fluorescence is blue shifted relative to tryptophan fluorescence.
- Dream Water contains melatonin, a hormone which has been shown to aid sleep in healthy people and help fight insomnia (it gets a B from Natural Standard), as well as the amino acid 5-hydroxytryptophan and the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid. Drinks Intended to Calm You
- The key enzyme in initial stages of alkaloid biosynthesis is tryptophan decarboxylase.
- They found that two amino acids in particular, tryptophan and lysine, were essential for normal growth in rats.
- For example, eggs are high in alanine and methionine; whey protein is high in tryptophan and threonine.
- However, when light therapy was discontinued, patients quickly relapsed, whereas patients on tryptophan had a slower relapse rate.
- Biopterin is a vital cofactor in tryptophan hydrolase's conversion of tryptophan to serotonin.