5-HTP, cikakken suna 5-Hydroxytryptophan, wani fili ne da aka haɗa daga amino acid tryptophan wanda aka samo asali.Ita ce farkon serotonin a cikin jiki kuma an daidaita shi zuwa serotonin, ta haka yana shafar tsarin neurotransmitter na kwakwalwa.Ɗaya daga cikin manyan ayyuka na 5-HTP shine haɓaka matakan serotonin.Serotonin wani neurotransmitter ne wanda ke taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen daidaita yanayi, barci, ci, da hangen jin zafi.