Definition
Tryptophan (IUPAC-IUBMB abbreviation: Trp or W; IUPAC abbreviation: L-Trp or D-Trp; sold for medical use as Tryptan) is one of the 20 standard amino acids, as well as an essential amino acid in the human diet. It is encoded in the standard genetic code as the codon UGG. the D-stereoisomer is occasionally found in naturally produced peptides (for example, the marine venom peptide contryphan). The distinguishing structural characteristic of tryptophan is that it contains an indole functional group. It is an essential amino acid as defined by its growth effects on rats. [HMDB]
D-Tryptophan Health Effects
- Analgesic
- Anti anxiety
- Anti dementia
- Anti depressant
- Anti dyskinetic
- Anti hypertensive
- Anti insomniac
- Anti manic
- Anti menopausal
- Anti migraine
- Antioxidant
- Anti Parkinsonian
- Anti phenylketonuric
- Anti prostaglandin
- Anti psychotic
- Anti rheumatic
- Anti scoliotic
- Carcinogenic
- Essential
- Hypoglycemic
- Hypotensive
- Insulinase inhibitor
- Insulinotonic
- Monoamine precursor
- Prolactinogenic
- Sedative
- Serotoninergic
- Tumor promoter
- Hypnotic