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5-hydroxytryptophan

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000006

The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of serotonin from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000006
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Abbreviation5-HTP
Synonymshydroxytryptophan; oxitriptan; oxytryptophan
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsotryptophan
TranslationsSpanish: 5-hidroxitriptófano
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000006",
  "term": "5-hydroxytryptophan",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of serotonin from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant.",
  "abbreviation": "5-HTP",
  "synonyms": [
    "hydroxytryptophan",
    "oxitriptan",
    "oxytryptophan"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "tryptophan"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "5-hidroxitriptófano"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/5-hydroxytryptophan/"
}

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