Description

2-Aminomuconic acid (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2-Aminomuconic%20acid) is a product of the Tryptophan (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Tryptophan) metabolism degradation pathway (kinurenine pathway), in a reaction catabolized by the enzyme aminocarboxymuconate semialdehyde (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/aminocarboxymuconate%20semialdehyde) decarboxylase [EC:4. 1. 1. 45]. The kynurenine (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/kynurenine) pathway is the major route of L-tryptophan (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/L-tryptophan) degradation in mammals. (BioCyc).