Other important amino acid derivatives

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Trp → melatonin

Phe and Tyr → thyroid hormones, melanin

Gly → heme, purines, creatine, conjugation with bile acids

Arg and Ornithine → creatine, polyamines (spermidine, spermine)

Gly, Glu, Asp → purines and pyrimidines

Cys → taurine

  • Melatonin

    Melatonin

  • Thyroxine

    Thyroxine

  • Triiodthyronine

    Triiodthyronine

  • Part of the melanin polymer structure

    Part of the melanin polymer structure

  • Heme

    Heme

  • Purine

    Purine

  • Pyrimidine

    Pyrimidine

  • Creatine

    Creatine

  • Spermidin

    Spermidin

  • Spermin

    Spermin

  • Taurin

    Taurin

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