L-Tryptophan

L-tryptophan is the L-enantiomer of tryptophan. Among its listed roles, it functions as a 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 the conjugate base of L-tryptophanium. It is the conjugate acid of L-tryptophanate. It is an enantiomer of a D-tryptophan. It exists as a tautomer of a L-tryptophan zwitterion. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Amino Acids. Its therapeutic use is listed as nutritional supplements. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a fermentation-derived source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Trofan and Pacitron. It is also listed for alternate use as: API Intermediate. Its PubChem CID is 6305.