Definition of tryptophan
: a crystalline essential amino acid C11H12N2O2 that is widely distributed in proteins
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Without niacin, the body cannot produce tryptophan, an essential amino acid.
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As Mike McRae points out for Science Alert, a 1968 paper investigating psilocybin’s biosynthesis theorized that the process began with a molecule of tryptophan, an essential amino acid.
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As Mike McRae points out for Science Alert, a 1968 paper investigating psilocybin’s biosynthesis theorized that the process began with a molecule of tryptophan, an essential amino acid.
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As Mike McRae points out for Science Alert, a 1968 paper investigating psilocybin’s biosynthesis theorized that the process began with a molecule of tryptophan, an essential amino acid.
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All of these signs point to a deficiency in vitamin B3 and tryptophan (a B3 precursor), the researchers write.
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Calcium found in dairy products will help the brain use the tryptophan found in dairy to help make sleep-inducing melatonin.
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The new study found that tryptophan was indeed the initial building block, but that the order of events proposed by the earlier paper was otherwise incorrect.
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As Mike McRae points out for Science Alert, a 1968 paper investigating psilocybin’s biosynthesis theorized that the process began with a molecule of tryptophan, an essential amino acid.
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Origin and Etymology of tryptophan
International Scientific Vocabulary tryptic + -o- + -phane
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