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“The l-tryptophan induced increases in brain concentrations of 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid were more pronounced after pretreatment with allopurinol.”
“The analgesic effects of tryptophan are potentiated by allopurinol (CAS 315-30-0).”
“The combined allopurinol and tryptophan treatment elevates the serotonin levels furtherly when they are compared with the values observed in animals receiving tryptophan only.”
The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology • 1974 | View Paper
“ Allopurinol (4-hydroxypyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine) selectively inhibits the apotryptophan pyrrolase activity in homogenates of rat liver in vitro and after intraperitoneal administration.”
“It is suggested that allopurinol inhibits rat liver tryptophan pyrrolase activity in vitro and after administration by preventing the conjugation of the apoenzyme with its haem activator.”
“Pretreatment of rats with allopurinol completely prevents the enhancement of the pyrrolase activities by tryptophan , salicylate or ethanol.”