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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 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 resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan into other compounds, including acetyl-CoA. The chemical reactions and pathways involving acetyl-CoA, a derivative of coenzyme A in which the sulfhydryl group is acetylated; it is a metabolite derived from several pathways (e.g. glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation, amino-acid catabolism) and is further metabolized by the tricarboxylic acid cycle. It is a key intermediate in lipid and terpenoid biosynthesis. The chemical reactions and pathways involving tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving coenzymes, any of various nonprotein organic cofactors that are required, in addition to an enzyme and a substrate, for an enzymatic reaction to proceed.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA
Acc: GO:0019442
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan into other compounds, including acetyl-CoA.
Synonyms:
  • tryptophan breakdown to acetyl-CoA
  • tryptophan degradation to acetyl-CoA
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019442 - tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA (interactive image map)
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