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GO: Biological Process

L-tryptophan metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006568

Synonyms

tryptophan metabolic process
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: indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan L-tryptophan biosynthetic process L-tryptophan catabolic process psilocybin biosynthetic process

indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan L-tryptophan biosynthetic process L-tryptophan catabolic process psilocybin biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of L-tryptophan metabolic process

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

regulation of L-tryptophan metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes