tryptophan

Term ID

CHEBI:27897

Synonyms

• 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid
• alpha-Amino-beta-(3-indolyl)-propionic acid
• alpha-amino-beta-3-indolepropionic acid
• beta-3-indolylalanine
• Htrp
• triptofano
• Trp
• Tryptophan
• tryptophane
• W

Definition

An α-amino acid that is alanine bearing an indol-3-yl substituent at position 3.

References

• cas:54-12-6
• gmelin:4532
• kegg.compound:C00806
• knapsack:C00001396
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-36836
• pubmed:17439666
• pubmed:22264337
• reaxys:86196
• wikipedia.en:Tryptophan

Ontology

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