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Tryptophan Biosynthesis
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CHAPTER 1: LIPIDS
CHAPTER 2: PROTEINS
CHAPTER 3: CARBOHYDRATES
CHAPTER 4 - NUCLEIC ACIDS
CHAPTER 5: BINDING
CHAPTER 6 - TRANSPORT AND KINETICS
CHAPTER 7 - CATALYSIS
CHAPTER 8: OXIDATIVE-PHOSPHORYLATION
CHAPTER 9 - SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
Chapter 10: METABOLIC PATWAYS
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Overall Reaction for the Pathway

Chorismate + L-Glutamine + 5-Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP) + Serine ---> L-Tryptophan + L-Glutamate + Pyruvate + PPi + 2 H2O + CO2 + D-Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate

chorismate
Chorismate
L-Gln


L-Glu, Pyruvate
Anthranilate synthase
anthranilate
Anthranilate
5-P-Ribosyl-PP (PRPP)


PPi
Anthranilate-phosphribosyl transferase
phosphoribosylanthranilate
N-(5'-Phosphoribosyl)-anthranilate
Phosphribosyl-anthranilate isomerase
carboxyphenylamino1deoxyribulose5p
1-(O-Carboxyphenylamino)-1'-deoxyribulose-5'-phosphate



CO2, H2O
Indole 3-glycerol phosphate synthase
phosphoindole3glycerol
Indole-3-glycerol phosphate
Serine


G-3-P, H2O
Tryptophan synthase
tryptophan
L-Tryptophan

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