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单词 tryptamine
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Definition of tryptamine in English:

tryptamine

noun ˈtrɪptəmɪnˈtriptəˌmēn
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A compound, of which serotonin is a derivative, produced from tryptophan by decarboxylation.

    A heterocyclic amine; chemical formula: C₈H₆NCH₂CH₂NH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Eating DMT fails because monoamine oxidase in the gut metabolises the tryptamine into secondary compounds which lack any psychoactivity.
    • They suggested that elevations in serotonin and tryptamine were responsible for the clinical symptoms see with this syndrome.
    • Studies of this FMO-like enzyme in yucca revealed that the enzyme most likely catalyzes the oxygenation of the compound tryptamine.
    • The yucca phenotype derives from overexpression of a flavin monooxygenase like enzyme that oxidizes tryptamine to N-hydroxyl-tryptamine in vitro.
    • These include tyramine, tryptamine, phenylethylamine, and serotonin.
 
 

Definition of tryptamine in US English:

tryptamine

nounˈtriptəˌmēn
Biochemistry
  • A compound, of which serotonin is a derivative, produced from tryptophan by decarboxylation.

    A heterocyclic amine; chemical formula: C₈H₆NCH₂CH₂NH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They suggested that elevations in serotonin and tryptamine were responsible for the clinical symptoms see with this syndrome.
    • The yucca phenotype derives from overexpression of a flavin monooxygenase like enzyme that oxidizes tryptamine to N-hydroxyl-tryptamine in vitro.
    • Studies of this FMO-like enzyme in yucca revealed that the enzyme most likely catalyzes the oxygenation of the compound tryptamine.
    • These include tyramine, tryptamine, phenylethylamine, and serotonin.
    • Eating DMT fails because monoamine oxidase in the gut metabolises the tryptamine into secondary compounds which lack any psychoactivity.
 
 
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