Effects of Supplementation with the Standardized Extract of Saffron (affron^®) on the Kynurenine Pathway and Melatonin Synthesis in Rats

• 主要な著者: Mario De la Fuente Muñoz (著者), Marta Román-Carmena (著者), Sara Amor (著者), Ángel Luís García-Villalón (著者), Alberto E. Espinel (著者), Daniel González-Hedström (著者), Miriam Granado García (著者)
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• 出版事項: MDPI AG, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles and is mainly synthesized in the pineal gland from tryptophan after its conversion into serotonin. Under normal conditions, less than 5% of tryptophan is reserved for the synthesis of serotonin and melatonin. The remaining 95% is metabolized in...