Examples of tryptamine in a Sentence
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Thus, the many ongoing clinical trials testing psilocybin as a treatment for various mental health conditions use synthetic psilocybin that does not contain these other tryptamines.
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Hollis Karoly,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
So, not only was ayahuasca powered by DMT, but was also, as William Burroughs had speculated, a true pharmacological technology, exploiting the synergistic interaction between the constituent harmala and tryptamine alkaloids.
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Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Giant fruiting bodies of the potent fungi, which contain the mind-bending compound of psilocybin and other tryptamines, stand tall at his newest venture, the drug development company Ajna BioSciences.
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Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Some tryptamines are neurotransmitters, naturally occurring chemical messengers in the brain.
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Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Aug. 2024
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Hollis Karoly,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
So, not only was ayahuasca powered by DMT, but was also, as William Burroughs had speculated, a true pharmacological technology, exploiting the synergistic interaction between the constituent harmala and tryptamine alkaloids.
—
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Giant fruiting bodies of the potent fungi, which contain the mind-bending compound of psilocybin and other tryptamines, stand tall at his newest venture, the drug development company Ajna BioSciences.
—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Some tryptamines are neurotransmitters, naturally occurring chemical messengers in the brain.
—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Aug. 2024
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“Tryptamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tryptamine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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tryptamine
noun
trypt·amine
ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn 
: a crystalline amine C10H12N2 derived from tryptophan
also
: any of various substituted derivatives of this amine of which some are significantly hallucinogenic or neurotoxic
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