tryptophan
noun
an essential amino acid, (C 8 H 6 N)CH 2 CH(NH2 )COOH, colorless, crystalline, and aromatic, released from proteins by tryptic digestion and a precursor of serotonin. Trp; W
tryptophane
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a variation of
tryptophan.
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OSBORNE, T. B., AND MENDEL, L. B.: The amino acid minimum for maintenance and growth as exemplified by further experiments with lysine and tryptophane.
From The Vitamine Manual by Walter H. Eddy
Nothing is known, however, of the process by which the more complicated closed-ring amino-acid compounds, such as proline, histidine, or tryptophane, are synthetized.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Both the tyrosine and tryptophane may be either in the free state or in combination as polypeptid or peptone.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
Violet ring at upper level of acid = tryptophane.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
