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L-KYN [cytosol]
Stable Identifier
R-ALL-29970
Type
Chemical Compound [SimpleEntity]
Compartment
cytosol
Synonyms
L-kynurenine zwitterion, 3-Anthraniloyl-L-alanine, L-kynurenine
Locations in the PathwayBrowser
for Species:
Homo sapiens
Bos taurus
Caenorhabditis elegans
Canis familiaris
Danio rerio
Dictyostelium discoideum
Drosophila melanogaster
Gallus gallus
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Sus scrofa
Xenopus tropicalis
Expand all
Metabolism (Bos taurus)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Bos taurus)
Tryptophan catabolism (Bos taurus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Bos taurus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Bos taurus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Tryptophan catabolism (Caenorhabditis elegans)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Caenorhabditis elegans)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Caenorhabditis elegans)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Canis familiaris)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Canis familiaris)
Tryptophan catabolism (Canis familiaris)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Canis familiaris)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Canis familiaris)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Danio rerio)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Danio rerio)
Tryptophan catabolism (Danio rerio)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Danio rerio)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Danio rerio)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Dictyostelium discoideum)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Dictyostelium discoideum)
Tryptophan catabolism (Dictyostelium discoideum)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Dictyostelium discoideum)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Dictyostelium discoideum)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Drosophila melanogaster)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Drosophila melanogaster)
Tryptophan catabolism (Drosophila melanogaster)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Drosophila melanogaster)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Drosophila melanogaster)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Gallus gallus)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Gallus gallus)
Tryptophan catabolism (Gallus gallus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Gallus gallus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Gallus gallus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Homo sapiens)
Tryptophan catabolism (Homo sapiens)
AFMID hydrolyses NFK to L-KYN (Homo sapiens)
L-KYN [cytosol]
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Homo sapiens)
L-KYN [cytosol]
PXLP-KYAT3 (CCBL2) dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Homo sapiens)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Homo sapiens)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Mus musculus)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Mus musculus)
Tryptophan catabolism (Mus musculus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Mus musculus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Mus musculus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Rattus norvegicus)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Rattus norvegicus)
Tryptophan catabolism (Rattus norvegicus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Rattus norvegicus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Rattus norvegicus)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Tryptophan catabolism (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
Tryptophan catabolism (Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Sus scrofa)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Sus scrofa)
Tryptophan catabolism (Sus scrofa)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Sus scrofa)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Sus scrofa)
L-KYN [cytosol]
Metabolism (Xenopus tropicalis)
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives (Xenopus tropicalis)
Tryptophan catabolism (Xenopus tropicalis)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Xenopus tropicalis)
L-KYN [cytosol]
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Xenopus tropicalis)
L-KYN [cytosol]
External Reference Information
External Reference
L-kynurenine zwitterion [ChEBI:57959]
Participates
as an input of
PXLP-KYAT3 (CCBL2) dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Homo sapiens)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Dictyostelium discoideum)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Caenorhabditis elegans)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Drosophila melanogaster)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Gallus gallus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Xenopus tropicalis)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Danio rerio)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Bos taurus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Canis familiaris)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Rattus norvegicus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Mus musculus)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Homo sapiens)
PXLP-KYAT1 dimer transaminates L-KYN to KYNA (Sus scrofa)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Dictyostelium discoideum)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Caenorhabditis elegans)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Drosophila melanogaster)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Gallus gallus)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Xenopus tropicalis)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Danio rerio)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Bos taurus)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Canis familiaris)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Rattus norvegicus)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Mus musculus)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Homo sapiens)
kynurenine + O2 + NADPH + H+ => 3-hydroxykynurenine + NADP+ + H2O (Sus scrofa)
as an output of
N-formylkynurenine + H2O => kynurenine + formate [mouse] (Mus musculus)
AFMID hydrolyses NFK to L-KYN (Homo sapiens)
Other forms of this molecule
L-KYN [mitochondrial matrix]
Cross References
COMPOUND
C00328
ZINC
ZINC000000895186
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