 Tryptophan
"Tryptophan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An essential amino acid that is necessary for normal growth in infants and for NITROGEN balance in adults. It is a precursor of INDOLE ALKALOIDS in plants. It is a precursor of SEROTONIN (hence its use as an antidepressant and sleep aid). It can be a precursor to NIACIN, albeit inefficiently, in mammals.
| Descriptor ID |
D014364
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.850 D12.125.142.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Tryptophan- Tryptophan
- Levotryptophan
- L-Tryptophan
- L Tryptophan
Ardeydorm- Ardeydorm
- Ardeytropin
- Ardeypharm Brand of Tryptophan
L-Tryptophan-ratiopharm- L-Tryptophan-ratiopharm
- L Tryptophan ratiopharm
- Ratiopharm Brand of Tryptophan
- ratio-Tryptophan
- ratio Tryptophan
PMS-Tryptophan- PMS-Tryptophan
- PMS Tryptophan
- Pharmascience Brand of Tryptophan
Trofan- Trofan
- Upsher-Smith Brand of Tryptophan
Optimax- Optimax
- Merck Brand of Tryptophan
Lyphan- Lyphan
- Naturruhe
- esparma Brand of Tryptophan
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tryptophan" by people in Profiles.
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Conley SM, Stuck MW, Burnett JL, Chakraborty D, Azadi S, Fliesler SJ, Naash MI. Insights into the mechanisms of macular degeneration associated with the R172W mutation in RDS. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Jun 15; 23(12):3102-14.
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Yamashita H, Voïtchovsky K, Uchihashi T, Contera SA, Ryan JF, Ando T. Dynamics of bacteriorhodopsin 2D crystal observed by high-speed atomic force microscopy. J Struct Biol. 2009 Aug; 167(2):153-8.
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Lum R, Niggemann M, Glover JR. Peptide and protein binding in the axial channel of Hsp104. Insights into the mechanism of protein unfolding. J Biol Chem. 2008 Oct 31; 283(44):30139-50.
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Raso SW, Abel J, Barnes JM, Maloney KM, Pipes G, Treuheit MJ, King J, Brems DN. Aggregation of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in vitro involves a conformationally altered monomeric state. Protein Sci. 2005 Sep; 14(9):2246-57.
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Contera SA, Lemaître V, de Planque MR, Watts A, Ryan JF. Unfolding and extraction of a transmembrane alpha-helical peptide: dynamic force spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. Biophys J. 2005 Nov; 89(5):3129-40.
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Brune GG, Pflughaupt KW. Tryptophan metabolism in nervous disease. Acta Vitaminol Enzymol. 1975; 29(1-6):184-9.
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Brune GG, Brune RM, Wiskemann A. [Tryptophan metabolism in patients with pellagra]. Arch Dermatol Forsch. 1970; 240(1):44-54.
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Brune GG. [Tryptophan metabolism in organic psychoses]. Verh Dtsch Ges Inn Med. 1969; 75:735-8.
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ALBANESE AA, HIGGONS PA, HYDE GM, ORTO L. Lysine and tryptophan content of proteins and their utilization for human growth. Am J Clin Nutr. 1956 Mar-Apr; 4(2):161-8.
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