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'''Tryptophan''' is an [[amino acid]] and [[Essential_amino_acid|essential]] in [[human]] nutrition. It is one of the 20 amino acids in the [[genetic code]] ([[codon]] ''UGG''), and its symbol is ''Trp'' or ''W''.Only the L-stereoisomer appears in mammalian protein.

* [[Molecular formula]]: [[carbon|C]]₁₁[[hydrogen|H]]₁₂[[nitrogen|N]]₂[[oxygen|O]]₂