N-formyl-L-kynurenine
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256 compounds within 3 steps: 3 in 1, 46 in 2, 207 in 3
Three steps
- L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine
- transport of glutamine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- an acyl-CoA + L-glutamine = an N(2)-acyl-L-glutamine + CoA + H(+)
Catalysed by IDO1, TDO2, IDO2, SLC7A5 and 2 moreextracellular space, cytosol