L-Tryptophan: Biochemical, nutritional and pharmacological aspects.

摘要: Tryptophan is important both for protein synthesis and as a precursor of niacin, serotonin other metabolites. an unusual amino acid because the complexity its metabolism, variety importance metabolites, number diversity diseases it involved in, use in purified form pharmacological agent. This review covers metabolism tryptophan, presence diet, disorders associated with low tryptophan levels due to dietary intake, malabsorption, or high rates therapeutic effects side when used drug including eosinophilia myalgia syndrome.