tryptophan

Introduction

Essential amino acid; precursor of serotonin. Ingestion of contaminated supplementary L-tryptophan was associated with epidemic of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome in 1989.

More general terms

• aromatic amino acid
• essential amino acid
• indole

More specific terms

• 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP); 2-amino-3-(5-hydroxy)indolylpropionic acid

Additional terms

• eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS)
• tryptophan metabolism
• tryptophan residue (Trp, W)

Component of

• melatonin/tryptophan
• histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• cysteine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• arginine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/cysteine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium acetate/proline/serine/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium phosphate/proline/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium chloride/sodium phosphate/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glucose/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glucose/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glucose/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/potassium phosphate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/glucose/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium phosphate/proline/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/cysteine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/cysteine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/cysteine/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/phosphoric acid/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/calcium chloride/glucose/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium phosphate/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/calcium chloride/glucose/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium phosphate/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/calcium acetate/cysteine/glycerol/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/calcium acetate/cysteine/glycerol/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/phosphoric acid/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium chloride/sodium phosphate/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium chloride/sodium phosphate/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/cysteine/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/cysteine/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine
• alanine/arginine/aspartate/calcium chloride/glucose/glutamate/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium chloride/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/potassium phosphate/proline/serine/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/tyrosine/valine

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1148
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=6305