Knockout Mouse Points to Second Form of Tryptophan Hydroxylase

  Figure 1.
Figure 1.

The tryptophan to serotonin two-step. The synthesis of serotonin from trytophan requires two enzymatic reactions. The first catalytic step involving the hydroxylation of tryptophan by TPH is rate limiting.

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  1. MI March 2003 vol. 3 no. 2 72-75