tryptamine

English

Numbered skeletal structure of a tryptamine molecule.

Etymology

By surface analysis, tryptophan +‎ amine.

Noun

tryptamine (countable and uncountable, plural tryptamines)

1. (uncountable, biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
2. (countable, medicine) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.

Meronyms

• indole

Derived terms

• 5-hydroxytryptamine
• isotryptamine