L-kynurenine
362,296 routes · scope human · up to 3 steps · built 5 October 2026 · Reactions · API
600 compounds within 3 steps: 18 in 1, 148 in 2, 434 in 3
Two steps
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A9, SLC3A1cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 6 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A6cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 12 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A5cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 29 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A6cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 27 routes
- L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O
- transport of D-serine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by KYAT3, AADAT, SLC3A2, SLC7A10extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
Catalysed by KYNUcytosolOne of 7 routes
- 4-methylsulfanyl-2-oxobutanoate + L-kynurenine = kynurenate + L-methionine + H2O
- glyoxylate + L-methionine = 4-methylsulfanyl-2-oxobutanoate + glycine
Catalysed by AADAT
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A5cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 27 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A5cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 26 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A5cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 21 routes
- L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O
- succinyl-CoA:glycine C-succinyltransferase (decarboxylating)
Catalysed by KYAT3, AADAT, ALAS1, ALAS2 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix
Catalysed by SLC43A1, BCAT2extracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 4 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A5cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 29 routes
Catalysed by SLC7A8, GOT2, TATextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 5 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A6cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 14 routes
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A10cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 35 routes
- Transport of L-Kynurenine
- S-methylmercury-L-cysteine(in) + L-phenylalanine(out) = S-methylmercury-L-cysteine(out) + L-phenylalanine(in)
Catalysed by SLC7A8extracellular space, cytosol, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 6 routes
- L-Kynurenine hydrolase
- 2-aminoisobutanoate(out) + L-alanine(in) = 2-aminoisobutanoate(in) + L-alanine(out)
Catalysed by KYNU, SLC7A10cytosol, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 2 routes
- an L-alpha-amino acid(in) + L-kynurenine(out) = an L-alpha-amino acid(out) + L-kynurenine(in)
- Xaa-L-Pro dipeptide + H2O = an L-alpha-amino acid + L-proline
Catalysed by SLC7A11, PEPDinner side of the membrane, outer side of the membrane
- L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O
- glycine N-acyltransferase (2-methylbutyryl-CoA)
Catalysed by KYAT3, AADAT, GLYAT, GLYATL2 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix
- Kynurenine-Oxoglutarate Transaminase
- kynurenate(out) + a dicarboxylate(in) = kynurenate(in) + a dicarboxylate(out)
Catalysed by KYAT3, AADAT, SLC22A8mitochondrial matrix, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 2 routes
- 2-oxo-3-sulfanylpropanoate + L-kynurenine = kynurenate + L-cysteine + H2O
- K(+)(in) + L-cysteine(out) + 3 Na(+)(out) + H(+)(out) = K(+)(out) + L-cysteine(in) + 3 Na(+)(in) + H(+)(in)
Catalysed by AADAT, SLC1A1inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 2 routes