Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan
- Term ID
- GO:0034354
- Synonyms
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- 'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan
- 'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan
- de novo NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), beginning with the catabolism of L-tryptophan into the precursor quinolinate. NAD+ is a coenzyme that interconverts with its reduced form, NADH, in many redox and catabolic reactions. 17161604
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- MetaCyc:NADSYN-PWY
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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