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L-Tryptophan
- Chemical Name:L-Tryptophan
- CAS No.:73-22-3
- MF:C11H12N2O2
- MW:204.23
- Purity:>98% or As customer requested
- Color:White to yellow-white
- Product Categories: Biochemistry;Nutritional Supplements;L-Amino Acids;Amino Acids; APIs; Biochemical Engineering
- Test method: HPLC
Description
What is L-tryptophan?
Tryptophan is the least plentiful of all 22 amino acids and an essential amino acid in humans (provided by food), Tryptophan is found in most proteins and a precursor of serotonin. Tryptophan is converted to 5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP), converted in turn to serotonin, a neurotransmitter essential in regulating appetite, sleep, mood, and pain. Tryptophan is a natural sedative and present in dairy products, meats, brown rice, fish, and soybeans.
L-tryptophan is the L-enantiomer of tryptophan. It has a role as an antidepressant, a nutraceutical, a micronutrient, a plant metabolite, a human metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is an erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid, a proteinogenic amino acid, a tryptophan and a L-alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-tryptophanium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-tryptophanate. It is an enantiomer of a D-tryptophan. It is a tautomer of a L-tryptophan zwitterion. (Source: ChEBI)
Basic information
| Product Name: | L-Tryptophan |
| Synonyms: | Tryptophan; L-Tryptophane; Tryptophane; Tryptacin; L-Tryptophan(pharm grade); Pacitron; L-Tryptofan |
| CAS: | 73-22-3 |
| MF: | C11H12N2O2 |
| MW: | 204.23 |
| EINECS: | 200-795-6 |
| Product Categories: | Biochemistry;Nutritional Supplements;L-Amino Acids;Amino Acids; APIs; Biochemical Engineering |
Chemical Structure
Chemical Properties
| Melting point | 289-290 °C (dec.)(lit.) |
| alpha | -31.1 º (c=1, H20) |
| Boiling point | 342.72°C (rough estimate) |
| density | 1.34 |
| refractive index | -32 ° (C=1, H2O) |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | 20% NH3: 0.1 g/mL at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| pka | 2.46(at 25℃) |
| form | powder |
| color | White to yellow-white |
| PH | 5.5-7.0 (10g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| optical activity | [α]20/D 31.5±1°, c = 1% in H2O |
| Water Solubility | 11.4 g/L (25 ºC) |
| Merck | 14,9797 |
| BRN | 86197 |
| Stability: | Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong oxidizing agents. |
| InChIKey | QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-VIFPVBQESA-N |
Usage And Synthesis
L-Tryptophan Uses
Amino acids-type drug:
It can be used in amino acid infusion, being often combined with iron and vitamins. Its co-administration with VB6 can improve depression and prevention/treatment of skin disease; as a sleep sedative, it can be combined with L-dopa for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. It is carcinogenic to experimental animals; it may cause adverse reactions including nausea, anorexia and asthmas. Avoid combination with monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
Nutritional supplements:
Tryptophan contained in egg white protein, fish meat, corn meal and other amino acids are limited; content in cereals such as rice is also low. It can be combined with lysine, methionine and threonine for enhanced amino acids.
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