"5-Hydroxytryptophan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant.
| Descriptor ID |
D006916
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.850.479
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| Concept/Terms |
5-Hydroxytryptophan- 5-Hydroxytryptophan
- 5 Hydroxytryptophan
- Hydroxytryptophan
- Oxytryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5-Hydroxy-
- 5-Hydroxy- Tryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5 Hydroxy
- 5-HTP
- Oxitriptan
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Below are the most recent publications written about "5-Hydroxytryptophan" by people in Profiles.
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Shazeeb MS, Xie Y, Gupta S, Bogdanov AA. A novel paramagnetic substrate for detecting myeloperoxidase activity in vivo. Mol Imaging. 2012 Sep-Oct; 11(5):433-43.
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Johnson MD, Crowley WR. Serotonin turnover in individual brain nuclei: evaluation of three methods using liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Life Sci. 1982 Aug 09; 31(6):589-95.