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Results 1 - 10 of 109 for tryptophan
  1. Tryptophan 
    Tryptophan is an amino acid needed for normal growth in infants and for the production and maintenance ... The body uses tryptophan to help make melatonin and serotonin. Melatonin helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle, and serotonin is thought to help ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002332.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. YWHAE gene 
    ... MDCR Tests of YWHAE PubMed TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE/TRYPTOPHAN 5-MONOOXYGENASE ACTIVATION PROTEIN, EPSILON ISOFORM; YWHAE NCBI ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ywhae - Genetics
  3. Glutaric acidemia type I 
    ... break down the amino acids lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan, which are building blocks of protein. Excessive levels ... in processing the amino acids lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan.Mutations in the GCDH gene prevent production of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/glutaric-acidemia-type-i - Genetics
  4. NPM1 gene 
    ... amino acids). The alterations change the amino acid tryptophan at protein position 290 and often the tryptophan at position 288. These two tryptophans are important ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/npm1 - Genetics
  5. Pellagra 
    ... niacin (one of the B complex vitamins) or tryptophan (an amino acid). ... is caused by having too little niacin or tryptophan in the diet. It can also occur if ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000342.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Frequently Asked Questions (Carcinoid Cancer Foundation)  
    Carcinoid Tumors/Specifics ... Carcinoid Tumors ... Carcinoid Cancer Foundation
    https://www.carcinoid.org/for-patients/more-information/faq - External Health Links
  7. Sleep Disorders and Complementary Health Approaches From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)  
    Sleep Disorders/Treatments and Therapies ... Sleep Disorders ... Insomnia/Treatments and Therapies ... Insomnia ... This fact sheet provides information on the effectiveness ...
    https://www.nccih.nih.gov/...ers-and-complementary-health-approaches - External Health Links
  8. GCDH gene 
    ... breakdown of the amino acids lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan, which are building blocks of proteins. Mutations in ... role in the breakdown of lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan. This enzyme deficiency allows these amino acids and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gcdh - Genetics
  9. SLC26A2 gene 
    ... the amino acid arginine with the amino acid tryptophan at position 279 in the protein (written as ... the amino acid arginine with the amino acid tryptophan at position 279 in the protein (written as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/slc26a2 - Genetics
  10. Hartnup disease 
    ... proteins. One particular amino acid transported by B0AT1, tryptophan, is needed to produce vitamin B3 (also known ... these features are related to a deficiency of tryptophan and niacin, specifically. SLC6A19 This condition is inherited ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hartnup-disease - Genetics
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