It's the flavour of the year, and this time is restimulated by retrograde Uranus (disruption) reoccupying the Vernal Point (first degree of Aries), conjunct the ill-favoured star Scheat, a star of Mars (war; passion; hostility) and Mercury (intellect).
Description. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid. This means that it must be obtained through the diet in adequate quantities to meet the body's needs. Tryptophan is a precursor in the central nervous system of the neurotransmitter serotonin.Serotonin modulates mood and sleep patterns.escription. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid. This means that it must be obtained through the diet in adequate quantities to meet the body's needs. Tryptophan is a precursor in the central nervous system of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Popular Answers. There must surely be important evolutionary and functional reasons for the relative scarcity of tryptophan in proteins, and this is reflected in the fact that there is only one codon for tryptophan. Looked at the other way around (and I mean this humorously), you could say that the reason Trp appears in proteins so infrequently is that there is only one codon out of 61 for it (UGG).