Kynurenine

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Kynurenine is an amino acid that is produced in the body by the metabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan.[1][2]

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The Open Medicine Foundation's ME/CFS Severely Ill Big Data Study found that patients in the study group with severe ME had one of several defects involving the IDO2 gene, which affected tryptophan - kynurenine metabolism. This lead to the Metabolic Trap theory.

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  1. ↑ "Medical Definition of KYNURENINE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ National Center for Biotechnology Information. "Kynurenine". PubChem Database. Retrieved January 19, 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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