Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crystalline substance, C10H12N2, that is formed in plant and animal tissues from tryptophan and is an intermediate in various metabolic processes.
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- noun uncountable, biochemistry a
heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is anintermediate in severalmetabolic schemes. - noun countable, medicine Any of a class of
neurotransmitters andpsychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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New drugs belonging to the phenethylamine, tryptamine and piperazine families were also identified.
Report: New 'Legal Highs' Multiplying in Europe Jeanne Whalen 2011
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This reaction is mediated by tryptamine-N-methyltransferase enzyme.
Enterprising chemistry majors at Georgetown Joel Achenbach 2010
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Once decarboxylated, tryptamine (step 2) is dimethylated by S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM) via nucleophilic attack.
Enterprising chemistry majors at Georgetown Joel Achenbach 2010
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The molecular structures of these two substances are similar; lysergic acid contains tryptamine as part of its molecule.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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The magic molecule animating Ayahuasca is the fearsome and revered tryptamine known as DMT. '
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The magic molecule animating Ayahuasca is the fearsome and revered tryptamine known as DMT.
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Ucuba fruits, called semen of the sun, cause tryptamine freakouts.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Ucuba fruits, called semen of the sun, cause tryptamine freakouts.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Ucuba fruits, called semen of the sun, cause tryptamine freakouts.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Conversion of this amino acid to histidine results in blue emission having a wavelength maxima at 450 nanometers, whereas conversion to tryptamine results in a major fluorescence peak around 480 nanometers along with a shoulder that peaks around 500 nanometers.
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