OVOTEIN: A Great Source Of Tryptophan For A Healthy Diet

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The University of Arizona biochemistry department notes that adults require nine essential amino acids in their diets: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. The World Health Organization, or WHO, calculates amino acid needs based on your body weight.

In terms of milligrams per kilogram of body weight, you need 10 mg of histidine, 20 mg of isoleucine, 39 mg of leucine, 30 mg of lysine, 10 mg of methionine, 25 mg of phenylalanine, 15 mg of threonine, 4 mg of tryptophan and 26 mg of valine daily. (To find your weight in kilograms, multiply the pound value by 0.45 for a rough estimate)

OVOTEIN ®, a U.S. registered trademark (http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77146977&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch), is a great source of tryptophan, one of the 22 standard amino acids and an essential amino acid in the human diet. Tryptophan cannot be synthesized within the body and therefore must be part of your diet. Amino acids, including tryptophan, act as building blocks in protein biosynthesis. In addition, tryptophan functions as a biochemical precursor for the following compounds:

Serotonin (a neurotransmitter), synthesized via tryptophan hydroxylase. Serotonin, in turn, can be converted to melatonin (a neurohormone), via N-acetyltransferase and 5-hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activities. Serotonin is known to regulate aging, learning and memory.

Niacin is synthesized from tryptophan via kynurenine and quinolinic acids as key biosynthetic intermediates.

Auxin (a phytohormone) when sieve tube elements undergo apoptosis tryptophan is converted to auxins.

Also, tryptophan has shown some promise as an antidepressant alone and as an "augmenter" of antidepressant drugs.