tryptophan

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q181003
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

tryptophan

Summary

tryptophan is a type of chemical entity[1]. tryptophan ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • tryptophan's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • tryptophan's chemical structure is recorded as L-Tryptophan - L-Tryptophan.svg[4].
  • tryptophan's physically interacts with is recorded as calcium sensing receptor[5].
  • tryptophan's physically interacts with is recorded as G protein-coupled receptor 139[6].
  • tryptophan's physically interacts with is recorded as Solute carrier family 36 member 1[7].
  • tryptophan's physically interacts with is recorded as taste receptor type 2[8].
  • tryptophan's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 73-22-3[9].
  • tryptophan's EC number is recorded as 200-795-6[10].
  • tryptophan's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CC(C(=O)O)N[11].
  • tryptophan's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C11H12N2O2/c12-9(11(14)15)5-7-6-13-10-4-2-1-3-8(7)10/h1-4,6,9,13H,5,12H2,(H,14,15)/t9-/m0/s1[12].
  • tryptophan's InChIKey is recorded as QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-VIFPVBQESA-N[13].
  • tryptophan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86000850[14].
  • tryptophan's ATC code is recorded as N06AX02[15].
  • tryptophan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122624834[16].
  • tryptophan's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₁H₁₂N₂O₂[17].
  • tryptophan's subclass of is recorded as proteinogenic amino acid[18].
  • tryptophan's subclass of is recorded as L-amino acid[19].
  • tryptophan's subclass of is recorded as DL-tryptophan[20].
  • tryptophan's subclass of is recorded as essential amino acid[21].
  • tryptophan's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00573319[22].
  • tryptophan's part of is recorded as indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan[23].
  • tryptophan's part of is recorded as L-tryptophan transmembrane transport[24].
  • tryptophan's part of is recorded as L-tryptophan transmembrane transporter activity[25].
  • tryptophan's part of is recorded as L-tryptophan import across plasma membrane[26].
  • tryptophan's has use is recorded as medication[27].

Why It Matters

tryptophan ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[2] tryptophan has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] tryptophan is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Amino acids and peptides activate at least five members of the human bitter taste receptor family. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ChEBI. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). tryptophan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tryptophan
MLA “tryptophan.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tryptophan.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tryptophan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tryptophan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tryptophan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): tryptophan — https://4ort.xyz/entity/tryptophan (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tryptophan · Last refreshed: