title: Comparison of L-5-hydroxytryptophan and L-5-hydroxytryptophan inosinate as agents for increasing brain serotonin formation in rats.
abstract: The effects of L-5-hydroxytryptophan (L-5HTP) and L-5HTP inosinate injection on brain 5-hydroxyindoles in rats were compared. L-5HTP and L-5HTP inosinate caused indistinguishable dose-dependent increases in 5HTP and 5HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid) but not serotonin concentrations in whole brain at 1 hr in rats. Our results do not substantiate a previous claim that L-5HTP inosinate is superior to L-5HTP itself in increasing brain serotonin formation.
authors.affiliation: Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Snoddy
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007291:Inosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D007291:Inosine Monophosphate; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan