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tryp•to•phan
Pronunciation: (trip'tu-fan"), [key]—
n. Biochem.
an essential amino acid, (C
8H
6N)CH
2CH(NH
2)COOH, colorless, crystalline, and aromatic, released from proteins by tryptic digestion and a precursor of serotonin.
Abbr: Trp;
Symbol: W
Also,tryp•to•phanePronunciation: (trip'tu-fān"). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.