Article Commentary: Tryptophan-Ethylester, the False (Unveiled) Melatonin Isomer in Red Wine
Among the food plants, the presence of melatonin in grapes ( Vitis vinifera L.) deserves particular attention because of the production of wine, an alcoholic beverage of economic relevance and with putative healthy effects. Furthermore, melatonin isomers have been detected in wine too. Recently, one...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Tryptophan Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/IJTR.S22450 |
| Summary: | Among the food plants, the presence of melatonin in grapes ( Vitis vinifera L.) deserves particular attention because of the production of wine, an alcoholic beverage of economic relevance and with putative healthy effects. Furthermore, melatonin isomers have been detected in wine too. Recently, one of these isomers has been identified as tryptophan-ethylester, a compound with the same molecular weight of melatonin. In this Commentary, we briefly comment the source(s) of tryptophan-ethylester in wine and the putative nutritional role(s). |
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| ISSN: | 1178-6469 |