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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS


Term:tryptophan biosynthetic process
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Accession:GO:0000162 term browser browse the term
Definition:The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid; tryptophan is synthesized from chorismate via anthranilate.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process, anthranilate pathway;   tryptophan anabolism;   tryptophan biosynthesis;   tryptophan formation;   tryptophan synthesis
 alt_id: GO:0009096
 xref: MetaCyc:TRPSYN-PWY



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  biological_process 20134
    cellular process 19326
      metabolic process 12309
        indole-containing compound metabolic process 28
          indolalkylamine metabolic process 12
            indolalkylamine biosynthetic process 0
              tryptophan biosynthetic process 0
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  biological_process 20134
    cellular process 19326
      metabolic process 12309
        small molecule metabolic process 1899
          organic acid metabolic process 1034
            oxoacid metabolic process 1023
              carboxylic acid metabolic process 1008
                carboxylic acid biosynthetic process 326
                  aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process 8
                    tryptophan biosynthetic process 0
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