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Tryptophan metabolism in rabbits

Graziella Allegri1, Eugenio Ragazzi, Antonella Bertazzo

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, I-35131 Padova, Italy. graziella.allegri@unipd.it

Summary

Rabbit tryptophan metabolism primarily uses the kynurenine pathway. High indole 2,3-dioxygenase activity compensates for the absence of the tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) apoenzyme, suggesting an alternative metabolic route.

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