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Descriptor English: Tryptophan
Descriptor Spanish: Triptófano
Descriptor triptófano
Scope note: Aminoácido esencial necesario para el crecimiento normal de los lactantes y para el equilibrio del NITRÓGENO en los adultos. Es precursor de los ALCALOIDES INDÓLICOS en las plantas. Es precursor de la SEROTONINA (de aquí su utilización como antidepresivo y somnífero). Puede ser precursor de la NIACINA, aunque de modo ineficaz, en los mamíferos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Triptofano
Descriptor French: Tryptophane
Entry term(s): Altérations du métabolisme du tryptophane
L-Tryptophane
Tree number(s): D12.125.072.050.850
D12.125.142.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014364
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DF déficit
EC économie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PH physiologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine
Pharm Action: Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Registry Number: 8DUH1N11BX
CAS Type 1 Name: Tryptophan
Related: Syndrome éosinophilie-myalgie MeSH
DeCS ID: 14766
Unique ID: D014364
NLM Classification: QU 60
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Tryptophane - Preferred
Concept UI M0022088
Preferred term Tryptophane
Entry term(s) L-Tryptophane
Altérations du métabolisme du tryptophane - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0022089
Preferred term Altérations du métabolisme du tryptophane



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