Drug Information

General Information
Drug ID
DR00086
Drug Name
L-tryptophan
Synonyms
(-)-Tryptophan; (2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid; (L)-TRYPTOPHAN; (S)-(-)-2-Amino-3-(3-indolyl)propionic Acid; (S)-(-)-Tryptopha n; (S)-(-)-Tryptophan; (S)-2-Amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid; (S)-2-Amino-3-(3-indolyl)propionic acid; (S)-Tryptophan; (S)-a-Amino-1H-indole-3-propanoic acid; (S)-a-Amino-b-indolepropionic acid; (S)-a-Aminoindole-3-propionic acid; (S)-alpha-Amino-1H-indole-3-propanoic acid; (S)-alpha-Amino-beta-indolepropionic acid; (S)-alpha-Aminoindole-3-propionic acid; (S)-alpha-amino-beta-(3-indolyl)-propionic acid; 1-beta-3-Indolylalanine; 151A3008-4CFE-40C9-AC0B-467EF0CB50EA; 1H-Indole-3-alanine; 1H-Indole-3-alanine (VAN); 1beta-3-Indolylalanine; 2-Amino-3-(lH-indol-3-yl)-propanoic acid; 2-Amino-3-indolylpropanoic acid; 2-amino-3-indol-3-ylpropionic acid; 3-Indol-3-ylalanine; Alanine, 3-indol-3-yl; Alpha'-Amino-3-indolepropionic acid; Alpha-Amino-beta-(3-indolyl)-propionic acid; Alpha-amino-beta-(3-indolyl)-pr opionic acid; Alti-Tryptophan; Ardeytropin; EH 121; H-Trp-oh; Indole-3-alanine; Kalma; L-(-)-Tryptophan; L-(-)-Tryptophane; L-TRYPTOPHAN SIGMA GRADE; L-Trp; L-Tryptofan; L-Tryptophan (9CI); L-Tryptophan (JP15); L-Tryptophane; L-Ttp; L-a-Aminoindole-3-propionic acid; L-alpha-Aminoindole-3-propionic acid; L-alpha-amino-3-indolepropionic acid; L-b-3-Indolylalanine; L-beta-3-Indolylalanine; LTR; Lyphan; MT1; Optimax; Pacitron; Propionic acid, 2-amino-3-indol-3-yl; S(-)-1-alpha-Aminoindole-3-propionic acid; Sedanoct; T 0254; TRP NH3+ COOH; TRP-01; Triptofano; Triptofano [Spanish]; Trofan; Trp; Tryptacin; Tryptan; Tryptophan; Tryptophan (H-3); Tryptophan (USP/INN); Tryptophan (VAN); Tryptophan [USAN:INN]; Tryptophan, L-(8CI); Tryptophane; Tryptophane [French]; Tryptophanum; Tryptophanum [Latin]
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Indication Depression [ICD11: 6A8Z] Approved [1]
Therapeutic Class
Antidepressants
Structure
3D MOL 2D MOL
Formula
C11H12N2O2
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CC(C(=O)O)N
InChI
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
InChIKey
QIVBCDIJIAJPQS-VIFPVBQESA-N
CAS Number
CAS 73-22-3
Pharmaceutical Properties Molecular Weight 204.22 Topological Polar Surface Area 79.1
Heavy Atom Count 15 Rotatable Bond Count 3
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 3 Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 3
XLogP
-1.1
PubChem CID
6305
PubChem SID
10322924 , 10534147 , 11109884 , 11111851 , 11335632 , 11360871 , 11461843 , 11528964 , 14710264 , 14710293 , 14916602 , 15195597 , 17405739 , 24276916 , 24277675 , 24278135 , 24714971 , 24770171 , 24844224 , 24889916 , 24900200 , 24900575 , 25622645 , 26703933 , 26711994 , 26712808 , 3134836 , 3378 , 605298 , 6435732 , 6436701 , 7847088 , 7888703 , 7890877 , 7980851 , 8026883 , 8144649 , 8149576 , 8153976 , 820596 , 821032 , 822330 , 822480 , 823942 , 826461 , 830210 , 834088 , 841615 , 854680 , 855044
ChEBI ID
ChEBI:16828
TTD Drug ID
D05EJG
DT(s) Transporting This Drug LAT2 Transporter Info L-type amino acid transporter 2 Substrate [2]
MCT10 Transporter Info Monocarboxylate transporter 10 Substrate [3]
OAT3 Transporter Info Organic anion transporter 3 Substrate [4]
P-GP Transporter Info P-glycoprotein 1 Substrate [5]
PAT4 Transporter Info Proton-coupled amino acid transporter 4 Substrate [6]
References
1 Tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(1):CD003198.
2 The Transporter Classification Database (TCDB): recent advances. Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 Jan 4;44(D1):D372-9. (ID: 2.A.3.8.20)
3 Phosphatidylserine synthesis required for the maximal tryptophan transport activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2000 Jan;64(1):167-72.
4 Murine renal organic anion transporters mOAT1 and mOAT3 facilitate the transport of neuroactive tryptophan metabolites. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Nov;289(5):C1075-84.
5 Pharmacogenetics of antidepressants. Front Pharmacol. 2011 Feb 16;2:6.
6 SLC36A4 (hPAT4) is a high affinity amino acid transporter when expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jan 28;286(4):2455-60.

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