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Opan can also be used for seritonan synthesis, but in this case we are looking at triptophan being one of the starting materials for nad plus synthesis. Opan is a pretty roundabout pathway that's brought with drawbacks. Some of the compounds that get formed, like cnerine, and some of these, i think er quinalinic acid is maybe also slightly neurotoxic. So we don't want to rely probably all to heavily on this canerine or denovo pathway as it is a little bit tricky getting everything right.
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