'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan
'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan
exact
'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan
broad
de novo NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan
related
kynurenine pathway
broad
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.
GO:0009072
aromatic amino acid metabolic process
is_a
GO:0009435
NAD+ biosynthetic process
is_a
GO:0042430
indole-containing compound metabolic process
is_a
GO:0170039
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
is_a