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Thus, even C. psittaci is dependent upon host resources (that is, kynurenine) for tryptophan.
An additional example of the far-reaching consequences of host tryptophan catabolism is illustrated by the potential for persistent immune activation to disrupt the balance between serotonin and kynurenine production from tryptophan, thus linking the immunological network and neuropsychiatric consequences of serotonin imbalance [ 24].
These include kynurenine, serine, ATP and tryptophan itself.
It is difficult to guess whether the ability of C. psittaci to scavenge kynurenine as a source of tryptophan is a recent innovation in this lineage, or whether it represents an ancient chlamydial strategy that has been abandoned by other chlamydiae.
The kynureninase of rat and human liver has an order-of-magnitude preference for 3-hydroxykynurenine [ 37], in contrast to a microbial kynureninase that exhibits a very high preference for kynurenine [ 38].