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tryptophane

tryptophane is the alternative form of tryptophan.

Meaning of tryptophan

Noun

tryptophan (countable and uncountable, plural tryptophans)

  1. An essential amino acid with an indole side chain; present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, banana 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.
    • The quickest way to raise serotonin levels again is to send more tryptophan into the brain, because serotonin is made from tryptophan.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 169

Forms of tryptophane

pluraltryptophanes

Questions about tryptophane

What is tryptophane the alternative form of?
Tryptophane is the alternative form of tryptophan.

Words near tryptophane in the dictionary

  1. tryptophanase
  2. tryptophanases
  3. tryptophanate
  4. tryptophanates
  5. tryptophandione
  6. tryptophane
  7. tryptophanes
  8. tryptophans
  9. tryptophanyl
  10. tryptophanylation
  11. tryptophanyls

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