Tryptamine (compound): Difference between revisions

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~~[[File:~~Tryptamine~~.svg|thumb|right|299px|Structure of a ''tryptamine'' molecule]]~~

{{For|the chemical class based on the tryptamine structure|Substituted tryptamine}}

'''Tryptamine''' is a [[monoamine]] [[alkaloid]] found in animals, plants and fungi.{{citation needed}} It contains an indole ring structure, and is structurally similar to the amino acid tryptophan, from which the name derives. Tryptamine is found in trace amounts in the brains of mammals and is hypothesized to play a role as a neuromodulator or [[neurotransmitter]].<ref name="Jones1982">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Jones, R. S. G.)) | journal=Progress in Neurobiology | title=Tryptamine: a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter in mammalian brain? | volume=19 | issue=1–2 | pages=117–139 | date= January 1982 | url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0301008282900235 | issn=03010082 | doi=10.1016/0301-0082(82)90023-5}}</ref>

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 {{For|the chemical class based on the tryptamine structure|Substituted tryptamine}}
 '''Tryptamine''' is a [[monoamine]] [[alkaloid]] found in animals, plants and fungi.{{citation needed}} It contains an indole ring structure, and is structurally similar to the amino acid tryptophan, from which the name derives. Tryptamine is found in trace amounts in the brains of mammals and is hypothesized to play a role as a neuromodulator or [[neurotransmitter]].<ref name="Jones1982">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Jones, R. S. G.)) | journal=Progress in Neurobiology | title=Tryptamine: a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter in mammalian brain? | volume=19 | issue=1–2 | pages=117–139 | date= January 1982 | url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0301008282900235 | issn=03010082 | doi=10.1016/0301-0082(82)90023-5}}</ref>