Chemicals and Drugs

Kynurenine

A metabolite of the essential amino acid tryptophan metabolized via the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway.

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A metabolite of the essential amino acid tryptophan metabolized via the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kynurenine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007737. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007737
  2. Kynurenine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kynurenine
  3. Kynurenine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415768