N-Fmoc-6-fluoro-L-tryptophan is a protected form of 6-fluoro-L-tryptophan, a compound that is known to compete with L-Tryptophan (T947210) in the brain. L-Tryptophan is an amino acid that is a metabolic precursor of Norepinephrine (N674500) and Serotonin (S274980).
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