N-formyl-L-kynurenine
362,296 routes · scope human · up to 3 steps · built 5 October 2026 · Reactions · API
256 compounds within 3 steps: 3 in 1, 46 in 2, 207 in 3
Three steps
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- Transport of L-Kynurenine
- (S)-lactate + L-phenylalanine = N-[(S)-lactoyl]-L-phenylalanine + H2O
Catalysed by AFMID, SLC7A8, CNDP2extracellular space, cytosol
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of glutamine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Glutamine:pyruvate aminotransferase
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A5 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- L-tryptophan(out) + L-aspartate(in) = L-tryptophan(in) + L-aspartate(out)
- acetyl-CoA:L-aspartate N-acetyltransferase
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A13 and 1 moreinner side of the membrane, outer side of the membrane, mitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- Transport of L-Tryptophan by Atb0 Transporter
- transport of chloride and oxalate (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC6A14 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosol
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of ornithine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Ornithine:2-oxo-acid aminotransferase
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A6 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrix
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of proline and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-proline:(acceptor) oxidoreductase
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, ABCA1 and 2 moreextracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of arginine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-arginine carboxy-lyase (agmatine-forming)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A6extracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrix
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O
- succinyl-CoA:glycine C-succinyltransferase (decarboxylating)
Catalysed by AFMID, KYAT3, AADAT, ALAS1 and 2 moremitochondrial matrix
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- Transport of L-Tryptophan by Atb0 Transporter
- transport of betaine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC6A14 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of histidine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-histidine ammonia-lyase (urocanate-forming)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A6 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosol
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- Transport of L-Kynurenine
- L-Leucine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
Catalysed by AFMID, SLC43A1, BCAT2extracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 4 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of arginine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- Transport by Y+Lat-2 into Extracellular Space
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A6 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosol
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- Transport of L-Kynurenine
- Phenylalanine Transaminase, Mitochondrial
Catalysed by AFMID, SLC7A8, GOT2, TATextracellular space, cytosol, mitochondrial matrixOne of 5 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- L-tryptophan decarboxy-lyase
- Tryptamine:oxygen oxidoreductase(deaminating)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, DDC and 3 morecytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- L-Kynurenine hydrolase
- Transport of Hydroxy-Proline
Catalysed by AFMID, KYNU, SLC1A4cytosol, extracellular spaceOne of 5 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- Transport of L-Tryptophan by Atb0 Transporter
- Transport of 3-Ureidopropionate
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC6A14extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of glutamine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- 5'-Phosphoribosylformylglycinamide:L-glutamine amido-ligase (ADP-forming)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A5 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosol
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- Transport of L-Kynurenine
- S-methylmercury-L-cysteine(in) + L-phenylalanine(out) = S-methylmercury-L-cysteine(out) + L-phenylalanine(in)
Catalysed by AFMID, SLC7A8extracellular space, cytosol, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 6 routes
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- L-Kynurenine hydrolase
- 2-aminoisobutanoate(out) + L-alanine(in) = 2-aminoisobutanoate(in) + L-alanine(out)
Catalysed by AFMID, KYNU, SLC7A10cytosol, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 2 routes
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- 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 AFMID, SLC7A11, PEPDinner side of the membrane, outer side of the membrane
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O
- 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate:glycine hydroxymethyltransferase
Catalysed by AFMID, KYAT3, AADAT, SHMT1cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O
- glycine N-acyltransferase (2-methylbutyryl-CoA)
Catalysed by AFMID, KYAT3, AADAT, GLYAT and 2 moremitochondrial matrixOne of 3 routes
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC6A14 and 1 moreextracellular space, cytosolOne of 4 routes
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- Transport of L-Tryptophan by Atb0 Transporter
- transport of chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC6A14 and 2 moreextracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- L-kynurenine + glyoxylate = kynurenate + glycine + H2O
- phenylacetyl-CoA:glycine N-phenylacetyltransferase
Catalysed by AFMID, KYAT3, AADAT, GLYATcytosolOne of 3 routes
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- Kynurenine-Oxoglutarate Transaminase
- kynurenate(out) + a dicarboxylate(in) = kynurenate(in) + a dicarboxylate(out)
Catalysed by AFMID, KYAT3, AADAT, SLC22A8mitochondrial matrix, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 2 routes
- N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = L-kynurenine + formate + H(+)
- 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 AFMID, AADAT, SLC1A1inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 4 routes