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TRYPTOPHANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tryptophane mean?
• TRYPTOPHANE (noun)
The noun TRYPTOPHANE has 1 sense:
1. an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin
Familiarity information: TRYPTOPHANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
tryptophan; tryptophane
Hypernyms ("tryptophane" is a kind of...):
essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)
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