Pub. Date : 2018
PMID : 30534058
1 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
1 | First, we verified that the rate-limiting enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH2) responsible for converting L-tryptophan into the intermediate 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan (5-HTP) is expressed in a subset of type II taste bud cells (TBCs) whereas the enzyme aromatic L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) capable of converting 5-HTP into 5-HT is found in type III TBCs. | 5-Hydroxytryptophan | dopa decarboxylase | Homo sapiens |