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Tryptophan (symbol Trp or W) is an α-amino acid that is used in the
biosynthesis of proteins.
Tryptophan contains an α-amino group, an α-carboxylic acid...
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Tryptophan repressor (or trp repressor) is a
transcription factor involved in
controlling amino acid metabolism. It has been best
studied in Escherichia...
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tryptophan is a
relatively rare
amino acid; many
proteins contain only one or a few
tryptophan residues. Therefore,
tryptophan fluorescence...
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ingestion of the
dietary supplement L-
tryptophan. The risk of
developing EMS
increases with
larger doses of
tryptophan and
increasing age. Some
research suggests...
- 5-HTP is
produced from the
amino acid
tryptophan through the
action of the
enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase.
Tryptophan hydroxylase is one of the biopterin-dependent...
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Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is an
enzyme (EC 1.14.16.4)
involved in the
synthesis of the
monoamine neurotransmitter serotonin.
Tyrosine hydroxylase, phenylalanine...
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Tryptophan decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.105) is an
enzyme distinguished by the
substrate L-
tryptophan. This
enzyme catalyzes the
reaction of L-
tryptophan to...
- bacteria. The
operon is
regulated so that, when
tryptophan is
present in the environment, the
genes for
tryptophan synthesis are repressed. The trp
operon contains...
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Tryptophan synthase or
tryptophan synthetase is an
enzyme (EC 4.2.1.20) that
catalyses the
final two
steps in the
biosynthesis of
tryptophan. It is commonly...
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Tryptophan pyrrolase may
refer to:
Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase, an
enzyme Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, an
enzyme This set
index page
lists enzyme articles...
