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5-Hydroxytryptophan
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5-hydroxytryptophan [¦fīv hī¦dräk·sē′trip·tə‚fan]
(biochemistry)
C11H12N2O3Minute rods or needlelike crystals; the biological precursor of serotonin.

5-Hydroxytryptophan 

(also β-5-hydroxyindolyl-3-alanine), an amino acid. Two optically active forms and one racemic form exist for 5-hydroxytryptophan. In animals and man, L-5-hydroxytryptophan is produced as a result of the enzymatic hydroxylation of L-tryptophan during the conversion of L-tryp-tophan into the nervous-system mediator serotonin. When injected parenterally, 5-hydroxytryptophan has a hallucinogenic effect.



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The human body manufactures 5 htp from a natural amino acid called "L-Tryptophan", which is found naturally in dietry proteins as 5 HTP and is not present in significant amounts in a typical diet.
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