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tryptophan catabolic process
Known as:
tryptophan breakdown
, tryptophan catabolism
, tryptophan degradation
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid. [ISBN…
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2006
2006
Human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.
Nektaria D. Papadopoulou
2006
Corpus ID: 77669327
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a tryptophan degradation enzyme it catalyses the oxidative cleavage of L-tryptophan to JV…
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2002
2002
Cellular Immune Activation , Neopterin Production , Tryptophan Degradation and the Development of Immunodeficiency
Árbara
,
Irleitner
,
+5 authors
Uchs
2002
Corpus ID: 38444248
C ellular (Th1-type) immune response is centrally involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases. W ithin the immunological…
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1982
1982
Activation of tryptophan pyrrolase after chronic alcohol administration.
L. Branchey
,
C. Lieber
Substance and alcohol actions/misuse
1982
Corpus ID: 9758434
We have recently found decreased plasma tryptophan levels in alcoholics as well as in baboons and rats fed alcohol chronically…
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1979
1979
Interaction of indolmycin in the metabolism of tryptophan in rat liver.
R. Werner
,
W. Reuter
Arzneimittel-Forschung
1979
Corpus ID: 46528840
When compared with other tryptophan analogues, indolmycin is a potent inhibitor of tryptophan pyrrolase and tryptophan…
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1979
1979
The effect of growth hormone on the metabolism of a tryptophan load in the liver and brain of hypophysectomized rats.
S. Young
,
M. Oravec
Canadian Journal of Biochemistry
1979
Corpus ID: 24692121
Growth hormone antagonizes the induction of tryptophan pyrrolase and tyrosine amino-transferase by cortisol. We have shown that…
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1978
1978
The degradation of tryptophan in severe liver disease.
J. Rossouw
,
D. Labadarios
,
M. Davis
,
R. Williams
International journal for vitamin and nutrition…
1978
Corpus ID: 35116471
Patients with severe acute or chronic liver disease were found to have a high mean plasma free tryptophan, an abnormal urinary…
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1973
1973
Tryptophan as a source of one-carbon units for purine biosynthesis de novo.
A. Letter
,
G. Zombor
,
J. Henderson
Canadian Journal of Biochemistry
1973
Corpus ID: 34917487
Formate derived from the 2-position of the indole ring of tryptophan during the process of tryptophan catabolism via…
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1969
1969
Tryptophan metabolism in the synovial fluid in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
T. Igari
,
M. Tsuchizawa
Tohoku journal of experimental medicine
1969
Corpus ID: 18635281
Tryptophan and its intermediate metabolites in the synovial fluid were studied in order to know a specificity of the tryptophan…
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1965
1965
A comparative study of tryptophan catabolism.
Lan Sj
,
Gholson Rk
1965
Corpus ID: 222408631
1962
1962
TRYPTOPHANASE-TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHETASE SYSTEMS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI I
M. Freundlich
,
H. Lichstein
1962
Corpus ID: 6340427
Freundlich, Martin (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis) and Herman C. Lichstein. Tryptophanase-tryptophan synthetase systems in…
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