Tryptophan Catabolism in Chronic Viral Infections: Handling Uninvited Guests

L-Tryptophan (L-Trp) is an essential amino acid that possesses diverse metabolic, neurological, and immunological roles spanning from the synthesis of proteins, neurotransmitter serotonin, and neurohormone melatonin, to its degradation into immunosuppressive catabolites by indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygena...

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Main Authors: Vikram Mehraj, Jean-Pierre Routy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Tryptophan Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/IJTR.S26862