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Noun Concept
Categories: Essential amino acids, Ketogenic amino acids, Dietary supplements, Articles without InChI source, Tryptamine alkaloids
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tryptophan  tryptophane
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An amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin WordNet 3.0
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An amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tryptophan is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Wikipedia
Chemical compound Wikidata
An essential amino acid having an indole side chain; it is present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, bananas and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it. Wiktionary
Essential amino acid. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
essential amino acid
proteinogenic amino acid
HAS PART
carbon
nitrogen
indole
PART OF
Kabiven
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
FOUND IN TAXON
common wormwood
sensitive plant
crape jasmine
algarroba
garlic
+111 relations
HAS QUALITY
bitterness
PHYSICALLY INTERACTS WITH
calcium sensing receptor
Taste receptor type 2
USE
medicine
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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tryptophan, tryptophane
Wikipedia
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tryptophan
Wikidata
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tryptophan
Wiktionary
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tryptophan
Wikipedia Redirections
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(2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, Alti-Tryptophan, Aminomine, ATC code N06AX02, ATCvet code QN06AX02, L-tryphan, L-tryptophan, Lyphan, Triptafan, Triptaphan, Triptofan, Triptofen, Triptophan, Triptophane, Tryptafan, Tryptan, Tryptaphan, Trypthophan, Tryptofan, Tryptopan, Tryptophan biosynthesis, tryptophan metabolism, tryptophane, Turkey meat and drowsiness
Wikidata Alias
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Indole-3-alanine, L-alpha-Amino-3-indolepropionic acid, L-beta-3-Indolylalanine, L-Trp, L-tryptophan, L-β-3-indolylalanine, Trp, W, (-)-Tryptophan, (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)Propanoic acid, (S)-2-Amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, (S)-alpha-amino-1H-indole-3-propanoic acid, (S)-alpha-Amino-beta-(3-indolyl)-propionic acid, (S)-Tryptophan, (S)-α-amino-1H-indole-3-propanoic acid, L(-)-Tryptophan, L-(-)-Tryptophan, L-(−)-tryptophan

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