Acta Med. 2000, 43: 15-17

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.111

Metabolism of Tryptophan in the Liver: Interference with Decarboxylation of Other Aromatic Amino Acids

Jaroslav Dršataa, Eliška Marklováb

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemical Sciences, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Pediatrics, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received December 1, 1999
Accepted March 1, 2000

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