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From: dukas@pmafire.UUCP (Steve Dukas)
Newsgroups: sci.med,alt.drugs,sci.bio,sci.chem
Subject: Tryptophan Mystery Resolved
Message-ID: <1990Apr26.200027.29242@pmafire.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 90 12:21:01 GMT
Reply-To: dukas@pmafire.UUCP (Steve Dukas)
Organization: WINCO Process Development, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
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Well I wanted to read it from someone elses posting, as I've heard it
only second hand (4 sources).  My we are now humble on this issue now.

Apparently the FDA has traced the danger back to a single producer of
L-tryptophan in Japan.  The cause, as alot of rational folks suggested
was from, contamination (or possibly an additive).

I could not really understand how an essential amino acid, consumed even
in "mega-doses", could cause such a drastic result.  Now all I'd like to
know is.... When will we see it back on the market?

I will stay away from those "sale special" bottles of L-trypto..

				Steve

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