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Preferred term

Tryptophan Oxygenase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN. It is a LIVER-specific enzyme that is the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • L-Tryptophan:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing)
  • TDO Dioxygenase
  • Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase
  • Tryptophan Pyrrolase

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DRB84BK4-P

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