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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216304
Keywords
tryptophan metabolites; kynurenine pathway; kynurenine; kynurenic acid; chromatographic analysis; food analysis
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Tryptophan metabolism plays a crucial role in human health. This review provides an overview of the occurrence of tryptophan metabolites in food, analytical methods for their determination, and the fate and role of dietary tryptophan. Special attention is given to the core technique of detecting and quantifying tryptophan.
Tryptophan metabolism plays an essential role in human health. In mammals, about 95% of dietary tryptophan is metabolized through the kynurenine pathway, which is associated with the development of several pathologies, including neurodegeneration. Some of the kynurenine pathway metabolites are agonists of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor involved in metabolic functions, inflammation, and carcinogenesis. Thus, their origins, fates, and roles are of widespread interest. Except for being produced endogenously, these metabolites can originate from exogenous sources (e.g., food) and undergo absorption in the digestive tract. Recently, a special focus on exogenous sources of tryptophan metabolites was observed. This overview summarizes current knowledge about the occurrence of the kynurenine pathway metabolites (kynurenines) in food and the analytical method utilized for their determination in different food matrices. Special attention was paid to sample preparation and chromatographic analysis, which has proven to be a core technique for the detection and quantification of kynurenines. A discussion of the fate and role of dietary kynurenines has also been addressed. This review will, hopefully, guide further studies on the impact of dietary kynurenines on human health.
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