Description
5-hydroxytryptopholisaneuromodulatoryanalogofSEROtoninandmelatoninfoundintheneedlesofthePinussylvestristree,wine,andbeer,andisalsothesleep-inducingcomponentofthe‘sleepingsickness’initiallyproducedbytheTrypanosomabruceiparasite.ThiscompoundisoftenusedasabioMarkerforrecentalcoholconsumptionisitremainsinthebodymuchlongerthanethanol.5-hydroxytryptopholexudessomehypnoticactivity,inducingashort-livedsleepstate,andmarginalantioxidativeproperties,inhibitingoxidationofLDLinadevelopmentalatherosclerosismodel.
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