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GO: Biological Process

tryptophan metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006568

Synonyms

tryptophan metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid. 0198547684

References

Wikipedia:Tryptophan

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid metabolic process indolalkylamine metabolic process

aromatic amino acid metabolic process erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid metabolic process indolalkylamine metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan psilocybin biosynthetic process

'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan psilocybin biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of tryptophan metabolic process

positive regulation of tryptophan metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of tryptophan metabolic process

regulation of tryptophan metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes