title: [Kinurenin degradation pathway in eye: present state of knowledge].
abstract: In this review the kinurenin degradation pathway is presented. The role of indoleamine 2.3-dioxygenase (IDO)--the first enzyme of the tryptophan degradation--is also described. The implications of these findings for cataract as well as for other disturbances of vision process are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistycznej AM w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andrzejewska-Buczko
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Buczko
mesh_terms: D005123:Eye / Q000378:metabolism*; D007737:Kynurenine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007737:Kynurenine; D014364:Tryptophan