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Prephenic Acid may be converted to L- Phenylalanine

COOH

COOH

HOOC
- CO2
- H2O
OH
NH2
COOH

Phenylalanine

Glutamine (Gln)
Glutamic
Acid (Glu)

Prephenic Acid is converted to L-tyrosine

COOH

COOH

HOOC
- CO2
NAD+
OH

OH
NH2
COOH

OH

Tyrosine

Glutamine (Gln)
Glutamic
Acid
(Glu)

Tryptophan is derived from Anthranilic Acid, Ribose and Serine.


Anthranilic Acid is got from Chorismic Acid

CO2H

H2O
CH2
O

OH

CO2H

CO2H
OH
CH2
O

CO2H

CO2H
Gln

OH
O

CO2H

Glu

CO2H
NH2
O

Loses Enol Pyruvate

CO2H

CO2H

CO2H
H
NH2
O

NH2
CO2H
Anthranilic Acid

PO

CO2H
(PEP)

Anthranilic Acid reacts with Phosphorylated Ribose

CO2H
NH2

PO

OH OH

OPP

CO2H

CO2H

NH
PO

OH OH

N
PO

OH

H
OH OH

CO2H

CO2H
NH

OH
OH
OH

N
OH
OH

OH

OP

OP

O
C O

H
OH
OH
OH

N
OP

OH
-CO2

OH
OH

N
H
OP

OH
OH
OH

N H
H
OP

Reacts with Serine Phosphate


(SerineAmino Acid R=CH2OH)

OH
OH
N
H

OP

NH2
PO
OH
OH
N
H

OP

CO2H

NH2
CO2H
OH
OH
N

OP

NH2
CO2H

H
H

N
H
Tryptophan

O
OH
OP

D-Glyceraldehyde
3-phosphate

NH2
CO2H
NH2
PO

N
H

CO2H
NH2

PO

CO2H

OPP

OH OH

Overall Tryptophan is a Mixed Biosynthetic Pathway


i.e

Shikimate, Ribose and Amino Acid components.

Ribose is very important sugar found in


RNA, ATP, NAD, CoA and DNA (deoxy form of
ribose)

It is obtained from Glucose (pentose phosphate


pathway)

PO

OH

OH OH

CH2OP

CH2OP
O
OH

OH

NADP

OH

HO

HO
OH
Glucose-6-phosphate

OH

Undergoes Hydrolysis of the Lactone (Cyclic Ester)

CH2OP
O
OH

CH2OP

H2O

OH

HO
OH

OH

O
OH

HO
OH

Undergoes Decarboxylation and Oxidation

CH2OP
OH
OH

CH2OP
O
OH

HO

OH

- CO2
NADP

OH

HO

Undergoes Rearrangement from 2-keto to aldehyde


(like fructose, glucose change earlier)

OH

HO

CH2OP

CH2OP

OH

OH
H
HO

OH

Undergoes cyclisation of the open-chain form


to give ribose-5 phosphate

HO

CH2OP

POH2C

OH

OH

H
HO

HO

HO OH
Ribose-5 phosphate

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