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What does tryptamine mean?

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Noun
  1. (biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
  2. (medicine) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
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The yucca phenotype derives from overexpression of a flavin monooxygenase like enzyme that oxidizes tryptamine to N-hydroxyl-tryptamine in vitro.
The most common biogenic amines found in foods are histamine, tyramine, cadaverine, 2-phenylethylamine, spermine, sperm idi ne, putrescine, tryptamine, and agmatine.
The five designer drugs included in the list of prohibited drugs are synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones, phenethylamine, piperazine and tryptamine.
Eating DMT fails because monoamine oxidase in the gut metabolises the tryptamine into secondary compounds which lack any psychoactivity.
They suggested that elevations in serotonin and tryptamine were responsible for the clinical symptoms see with this syndrome.
These include tyramine, tryptamine, phenylethylamine, and serotonin.

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