Proton Speciation and Microspeciation of Serotonin and 5‐Hydroxytryptophan

@article{Mazk2009ProtonSA,  title={Proton Speciation and Microspeciation of Serotonin and 5‐Hydroxytryptophan},  author={K{\'a}roly Maz{\'a}k and Veronika D{\'o}czy and J{\'o}zsef K{\"o}k{\"o}si and B{\'e}la Nosz{\'a}l},  journal={Chemistry \& Biodiversity},  year={2009},  volume={6},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:20543931}}
Protonation equilibria of the neurotransmitter serotonin and its precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) are characterized at the macroscopic and microscopic levels to help understand the steric and electronic features governing the selectivity of binding and to design new therapeutic agents.

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