tryptophan biosynthetic process
id: GO:0000162
name: tryptophan biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid; tryptophan is synthesized from chorismate via anthranilate.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006568 | tryptophan metabolic process |
| GO:0009073 | aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046219 | indolalkylamine biosynthetic process |
