It would only be expected that I blog about tryptophan on Thanksgiving, given the myth that the turkey gets blamed for making everyone tired (hint: lay off the potatoes and you'll be bright eyed and bushy tailed).
Tryptophan is not an element, but an amino acid, another type of building block. In this case amino acids are the periodic table of proteins. Luckily there are only about 20 and change, depending on if you are considering human or bacteria amino acids.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! I am so thankful to everyone who reads this blog - it's been fun to post and to learn more about the elements than when I started this blog.
There are certainly many things I am thankful for, but that list might get too exhaustive. I'm enjoying my break in Ohio (the worst state according to crazy Michigan football fans) but I am certainly missing being home in the 'dacks where there is a blanket of beautiful white snow.
Fun Fact: Chicken has more tryptophan than turkey.
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