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Tryptophan vs Formamidase - What's the difference?

tryptophan | formamidase |

As nouns the difference between tryptophan and formamidase

is that tryptophan is tryptophan (amino acid) while formamidase is (enzyme) an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of formylkynurenine to kynurenine and formate during the metabolism of tryptophan.

tryptophan

English

(wikipedia tryptophan)

Noun

  • (amino acid) An essential amino acid having an indole side chain; it is present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, bananas and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it.
  • * 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 169:
    • The quickest way to raise serotonin levels again is to send more tryptophan' into the brain, because serotonin is made from ' tryptophan .

    Synonyms

    * Trp

    formamidase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of formylkynurenine to kynurenine and formate during the metabolism of tryptophan