Tryptophan

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Tryptophan is an esential amino acid that must be obtained from the human diet. it has the single amino acid code W (see Single_letter_amino_acid_codes) and the 3 letter code Trp. It is coded for in the genome by the nucleotide base sequence  UGG [1]

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Medicine

Tryptophan is also a drug which is used to treat depression, when other antidepressants have been otherwise uneffective.