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Tryptamine vs Sumatriptan - What's the difference?

tryptamine | sumatriptan | Hypernyms |

Sumatriptan is a hypernym of tryptamine.



As nouns the difference between tryptamine and sumatriptan

is that tryptamine is a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes while sumatriptan is a drug used for the treatment of migraine headaches.

tryptamine

English

(wikipedia tryptamine)

Noun

  • (uncountable, biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
  • (countable, medicine) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
    • English words suffixed with -amine

    sumatriptan

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A drug used for the treatment of migraine headaches.

    • Hypernyms

    * triptan * tryptamine * indole

    See also

    * (wikipedia "sumatriptan")