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Tryptophan jẹ amino acid ti o nilo fun idagbasoke deede ni awọn ọmọ ikoko ati fun iṣelọpọ ati itọju awọn ọlọjẹ ara, awọn iṣan, awọn ensaemusi, ati awọn iṣan ara iṣan. O jẹ amino acid pataki. Eyi tumọ si pe ara rẹ ko le gbejade, nitorinaa o gbọdọ gba ninu ounjẹ rẹ.

Ara nlo tryptophan lati ṣe iranlọwọ lati ṣe melatonin ati serotonin.Melatonin ṣe iranlọwọ lati fiofinsi ọmọ-ji-oorun, ati pe serotonin ni a ro lati ṣe iranlọwọ lati ṣakoso ifunni, oorun, iṣesi, ati irora.

Ẹdọ tun le lo tryptophan lati ṣe niacin (Vitamin B3), eyiti o nilo fun iṣelọpọ agbara ati iṣelọpọ DNA. Ni ibere fun tryptophan ninu ounjẹ lati yipada si niacin, ara nilo lati ni to:

• Irin
• Riboflavin
• Vitamin B6

A le rii Tryptophan ni:

• Warankasi
• Adiẹ
• Awọn eniyan funfun
• Eja
• Wara
• Awọn irugbin sunflower
• Epa
• Awọn irugbin elegede
• Awọn irugbin Sesame
• Awọn ewa awọn soy
• Tọki

• Awọn amino acids
• myPlate

Nagai R, Taniguchi N. Amino acids ati awọn ọlọjẹ. Ni: Baynes JW, Dominiczak MH, awọn eds. Iṣeduro Oogun. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2019: ori 2.

Ẹka Ilera ti United States ati Awọn Iṣẹ Eda Eniyan; Ẹka Ile-ogbin ti Amẹrika. 2015-2020 Awọn Itọsọna Ounjẹ fun Awọn ara Amẹrika. 8th ed. health.gov/our-work/food-nutrition/2015-2020-dietary-guidelines/guidelines/. Imudojuiwọn Oṣu kejila ọdun 2015. Wọle si Oṣu Kẹrin Ọjọ 7, 2020.