Serotonin Metabolites In Mollusks Suggest Pathways For Human Therapies Date: September 10, 2004 Source: University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign Summary: From mollusks to mammals, newly ...

The two pathways are the same until the point of serotonin, where Pathway I proceeds via the enzyme ASTM1 to produce 5-Methoxytryptamine (5MT) and Pathway II proceeds via SNAT1 to produce N ...

Tryptophan is metabolized in different ways. One pathway leads to serotonin and subsequently to melatonin and an array of melatonin-like chemicals called methoxyindoles produced in the pineal gland.

Melatonin is produced from the neurotransmitter serotonin in a daily rhythm that peaks at night. Melatonin's immediate precursor, N-acetylserotonin, was not previously thought to have effects ...

When this pathway is overactive, tryptophan is led away from serotonin synthesis and eventually melatonin synthesis. The kynurenine pathway is necessary for functions such as the synthesis of niacin.