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GO: Biological Process
L-tryptophan biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0000162
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- aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process, anthranilate pathway
- L-tryptophan anabolism
- L-tryptophan biosynthesis
- tryptophan biosynthetic process
- tryptophan formation
- tryptophan synthesis
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid; L-tryptophan is synthesized from chorismate via anthranilate. 0471331309
- References
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- MetaCyc:TRPSYN-PWY
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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