Tryptophan in Nutrition and Health

Int J Mol Sci. 2022 May 13;23(10):5455. doi: 10.3390/ijms23105455.

Authors

Burkhard Poeggeler¹, Sandeep Kumar Singh², Miguel A Pappolla³

Affiliations

¹ Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Psychology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Am Türmchen 3, 33332 Gütersloh, Germany.
² Indian Scientific Education and Technology Foundation, Lucknow 226002, India.
³ Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.

Abstract

Tryptophan is a rate-limiting essential amino acid and a unique building block of peptides and proteins [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Amino Acids, Essential
Nutritional Status*
Peptides
Tryptophan* / metabolism

Substances

Amino Acids, Essential
Peptides
Tryptophan

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.