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Tryptophan

An essential amino acid, which the body cannot make and must obtain from food: besides building proteins it is the precursor of serotonin, from which melatonin derives, and of niacin (vitamin B3). It was isolated in 1901 by Frederick Gowland Hopkins and Sydney Cole from milk casein. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, metabolites, labelled standards, nitrosamines and other impurities.

Did you know?Its name was coined in the late 19th century, before the molecule had even been isolated: it joins trypsin and the Greek phainein, 'to appear', because it appeared when proteins were digested by trypsin.

Tryptophan-d3Isotopically labelledTryptophan-d3Cat. No. P-T232-028CAS 133519-78-5
Tryptophan-d5Isotopically labelledTryptophan-d5Cat. No. P-T232-029CAS 62595-11-3
L-TryptophanActive ingredientL-TryptophanCat. No. P-T232-055CAS 73-22-3

EDQM standards 3

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceTryptophan CRSEDQM code T2610000Family Tryptophan

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