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GO: Biological Process
tryptophan catabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0006569
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- tryptophan breakdown
- tryptophan catabolic process, using tryptophanase
- tryptophan catabolism
- tryptophan catabolism, using tryptophanase
- tryptophan degradation
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid. 0198547684
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- Ontology
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