FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term L-tryptophan metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006568 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid.[ ISBN:0198547684 ]
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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amino acid metabolic process
 |__aromatic amino acid metabolic process_________
 |__proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process____|
metabolic process                                 |
 |__indole-containing compound metabolic process__|
carboxylic acid metabolic process                 |
 |__aromatic amino acid metabolic process_________|
 |__proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process____|
alpha-amino acid metabolic process                |
 |__L-amino acid metabolic process________________|
                                                  L-tryptophan metabolic process  9 rec.
                                                   |__'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan
                                                   |__indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan
                                                   |__L-tryptophan biosynthetic process
                                                   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process 8 rec.
                                                   |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA 4 rec.
                                                   |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to catechol
                                                   |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to indole-3-acetate
                                                   |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine 2 rec.
                                                   |__psilocybin biosynthetic process
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Is a aromatic amino acid metabolic process
indole-containing compound metabolic process
L-amino acid metabolic process
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
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Wikipedia:Tryptophan