The aromatic amino acids tyrosine (TYR), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) , tryptophan (TRP) and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) are of especial interest because of their role as precursors for the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, Scheme 1.
Multi-enzymatic syntheses of 11C-labelled L-tyrosine, L-DOPA, L-tryptophan and :-5-hydroxytryptophan
✍ Scribed by P. Bjurling; Y. Watanabe; P. Malmborg; B. Långström
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-2889
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