"5-Hydroxytryptophan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant.
| Descriptor ID |
D006916
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.850.479
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| Concept/Terms |
5-Hydroxytryptophan- 5-Hydroxytryptophan
- 5 Hydroxytryptophan
- Hydroxytryptophan
- Oxytryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5-Hydroxy-
- 5-Hydroxy- Tryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5 Hydroxy
- 5-HTP
- Oxitriptan
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "5-Hydroxytryptophan" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of Serotonin and Slow-Release 5-Hydroxytryptophan on Gastrointestinal Motility in a Mouse Model of Depression. Gastroenterology. 2019 08; 157(2):507-521.e4.
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Effects of the (+) and (-) enantiomers of the antidepressant drug tianeptine on 5-HTP-induced behaviour. Neuropharmacology. 1997 Mar; 36(3):383-7.
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Synthesis and pharmacological investigation of compounds containing a 2-thioxopyrrolidine-4,5-dione moiety. Pol J Pharmacol Pharm. 1986 May-Jun; 38(3):309-19.
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Binding and function of serotonin 2 receptors following chronic administration of imipramine. Neuropharmacology. 1984 Nov; 23(11):1265-9.
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The effect of high doses of 5-hydroxytryptophan on a patient with trisomy 21. Clinical, chemical and EEG correlations. Brain Res. 1968 Nov; 11(2):397-411.