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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan into other compounds, including kynurenine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of indolalkylamines, indole or indole derivatives containing a primary, secondary, or tertiary amine group. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan). The chemical reactions and pathways involving tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine
Acc: GO:0019441
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan into other compounds, including kynurenine.
Synonyms:
  • tryptophan degradation to kynurenine
  • tryptophan breakdown to kynurenine
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 13 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 13 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019441 - tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine (interactive image map)
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