Tryptophan WisdomCard™

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  1. World's Healthiest Foods: Tryptophan whfoods.com - Tryptophan
  2. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Tryptophan nlm.nih.gov - Tryptophan
  3. U. S. Food and Drug Administration: Information Paper On L-tryptophan And 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan cfsan.fda.gov - Information Paper On L-tryptophan And 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan
  4. Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute: Tryptophan, 5-HTP And Serotonin ceri.com - Tryptophan, 5-HTP And Serotonin
  5. American Institute of Physics: Talking Turkey and Tryptophan (Nov. 23, 2005)aip.org - Talking Turkey and Tryptophan
  6. HowStuffWorks: Is There Something In Turkey That Makes You Sleepy?: Tryptophan howstuffworks.com - Is There Something In Turkey That Makes You Sleepy?: Tryptophan
  7. Oregon Medical Laser Center: Tryptophan omlc.ogi.edu - Tryptophan
  8. University of Arizona: Tryptophan W (Trp) biology.arizona.edu - Tryptophan W (Trp)
  9. Animal Science at Cornell University: Tryptophan ansci.cornell.edu - Tryptophan
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Research Notes on Tryptophan


For many organisms (including humans), tryptophan is an essential amino acid. This means that it cannot be synthesized by the organism and therefore must be part of its diet. For some time, tryptophan has been available in health food stores as a dietary supplement, although it is common in dietary protein. Many people have found tryptophan to be a safe and reasonably effective sleep aid, probably due to its ability to increase brain levels of serotonin and/or melatonin. …read more from Wikipedia

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