5-HTP

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5-HTP

Summary

5-HTP is a type of chemical entity[1]. 5-HTP has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 5-HTP's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 5-HTP's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC2=C(C=C1O)C(=CN2)CC(C(=O)O)N[4].
  • 5-HTP's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₁H₁₂N₂O₃[5].
  • 5-HTP is a type of DL-5-hydroxytryptophan[6].
  • 5-HTP is used for medication[7].
  • 5-HTP's Commons category is recorded as Hydroxytryptophan[8].
  • 5-HTP comprises nitrogen[9].
  • 5-HTP comprises carbon[10].
  • 5-HTP's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[11].
  • 5-HTP's found in taxon is recorded as Panaeolus antillarum[12].
  • 5-HTP's found in taxon is recorded as Caenorhabditis elegans[13].
  • 5-HTP's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus fumigatus[14].
  • 5-HTP's isomeric SMILES is recorded as C1=CC2=C(C=C1O)C(=CN2)CC@@HNC@@HN">[15].
  • 5-HTP's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+220.084792'}[16].
  • 5-HTP's medical condition treated is recorded as major depressive disorder[17].
  • 5-HTP's World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'oxitriptan'}[18].
  • 5-HTP's subject has role is recorded as second-generation antidepressive agents[19].
  • 5-HTP's stereoisomer of is recorded as D-5-hydroxytryptophan[20].
  • 5-HTP's stereoisomer of is recorded as 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan zwitterion[21].
  • 5-HTP's tautomer of is recorded as 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan zwitterion[22].

Why It Matters

5-HTP has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] 5-HTP is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Species identification and chemical analysis of psychoactive fungi in the Hawaiian islands. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Modeling Meets Metabolomics-The WormJam Consensus Model as Basis for Metabolic Studies in the Model Organism. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Substrate promiscuity of the cyclic dipeptide prenyltransferases from Aspergillus fumigatus ( section sign).. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Inxight: Drugs Database. Retrieved . drugs.ncats.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ChEBI release 2021-03-01. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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