Assertion: tryptophan | /r/HasProperty | an amino acid
Facets:
value: with a checkered past
type: OTHER
value: with important properties
type: OTHER
value: with benefits for health
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Tryptophan is an amino acid that is made from plant or animal sources.
text: For starters, turkey may be loaded with tryptophan, the amino acid that's a precursor to the sleep-inducing serotonin, but so is just about any high-protein food.
text: Tryptophan is an amino acid that promotes sleep and is found in small amounts in all protein foods.
text: Tryptophan is an amino acid that is found in many dietary sources of high protein content.
text: Tryptophan is an amino acid with important properties and benefits for health.
text: Tryptophan is an amino acid that produces serotonin, melatonin, and kynurenine.
text: The body also converts some tryptophan, an amino acid in protein, to NAD, so tryptophan is considered a dietary source of niacin.
text: To produce and maintain optimum serotonin levels your body requires tryptophan, an amino acid your body cannot produce.
text: To produce and maintain optimum serotonin levels your body requires tryptophan, an amino acid your body cannot produce.
text: A: Tryptophan is an amino acid that plays a role in producing protein, serves as an intermediate in metabolism32 and assists in promoting normal growth for infants and nitrogen balance in adults.33
text: The mg NE measure is used because your body can also make niacin from tryptophan, an amino acid in proteins.
text: Now, tryptophan is an amino acid that serves as a raw material for serotonin synthesis, and it is used as a dietary supplement for reducing depressive symptoms.
text: Tryptophan is an amino acid that helps make serotonin, which is vital for sleep regulation.
text: Thought to have effects on mood, memory, and sociability, tryptophan is an amino acid with a checkered past, an obscure present and a promising future.
text: Pumpkin seeds are also a source of tryptophan, an amino acid that has some sleep moderating effects according to a 2015 review published in Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
text: Foods such as whole-wheat bread, pasta, potatoes, cereal and brown rice are rich in tryptophan, an amino acid that converts to serotonin in the brain.
text: Turkey does contain tryptophan, an amino acid which is a natural sedative (to the extent that L-tryptophan has been marketed as a sleep aid); but to put an ordinarily awake person into a state of slumber it would generally have to be consumed on an empty stomach, in combination with little no other protein (which limits the absorption of tryptophan by the body), and in amounts larger than are typically gobbled even during a holiday feast.
text: Bananas also contain tryptophan, an amino acid that's valuable in your effort to get to sleep.
text: The mineral contains tryptophan, an amino acid the body uses to produce melatonin, a natural hormone that helps induce and maintain sleep, the National Sleep Foundation reports.
text: Tryptophan is also an amino acid, but not useful for glucose regulation.