tryptamine

tryptamine
tryptamine [trip′tə mēn΄]
n.
Biochem. an amine, C10H12N2, derived from tryptophan and closely related to serotonin

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tryp·ta·mine (trĭpʹtə-mēn') n.
A crystalline substance, C10H12N2, that is formed in plant and animal tissues from tryptophan and is an intermediate in various metabolic processes.
  [tryptophan + amine.]

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