Species and Cell Types Difference in Tryptophan Metabolism

L-Tryptophan (L-TRP) is a nutritionally essential amino acid and the kynurenine (KYN) pathway is the major route of L-TRP catabolism. Besides being synthesized for proteins, L-TRP and its metabolites have critical roles for the functions of nervous and immune systems. Many researches show that optim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuki Murakami, Kuniaki Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Tryptophan Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/IJTR.S11558