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Descriptor English:   5-Hydroxytryptophan 
Descriptor Spanish:   5-Hidroxitriptófano 
Descriptor Portuguese:   5-Hidroxitriptofano 
Synonyms English:   5 Hydroxytryptophan
5-HTP
5-Hydroxy- Tryptophan
Hydroxytryptophan
Oxitriptan
Oxytryptophan
Tryptophan, 5 Hydroxy
Tryptophan, 5-Hydroxy-  
Tree Number:   D12.125.072.050.850.479
Definition English:   The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant. 
Pharmacological Action:   Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
 
History Note English:   90; was HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 1963-89 (Prov 1963-65) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BI biosynthesis BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CS chemical synthesis
CH chemistry CL classification
DF deficiency DE drug effects
EC economics GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PH physiology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   28289 
Unique Identifier:   D006916 

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