Term Name: L-tryptophan metabolic process
Synonyms: tryptophan metabolic process, tryptophan metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006568]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process indole-containing compound metabolic process L-amino acid metabolic process proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: 'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan L-tryptophan biosynthetic process L-tryptophan catabolic process psilocybin biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of L-tryptophan metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of L-tryptophan metabolic process