More recently, GPR142 has been identified as a sensor
for aromatic amino acids [34].
It has an imidazole functional group, which is typical
for an aromatic amino acid.
The best source for humans is from the meat of other animals, though it can be difficult to get enough tryptophan into the brain, as it is the least abundant amino acid in muscle tissue, and it has to compete with all the other more abundant aromatic amino acids
for the aromatic amino acid transporter.
Not exact matches
White's group is working on catalysts that can modify a wider range of
amino acids, particularly those with electron - rich
aromatic functionality, which compete with the carbon - hydrogen bonds
for oxidation using the current catalyst.
Called indole -3-acetic
acid, or IAA
for short, in technical language, it is a derivative of tryptophan, an
aromatic amino acid.
Glyphosate works by stopping an enzyme called EPSPS that is crucial
for production of
aromatic amino acids in the shikimic
acid pathway.
For example, we believe that sulfur - containing
amino acids have a special value all their own, in the same way as branched - chain
amino acids or
aromatic amino acids.