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IPR004981

Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase

InterPro entry
Short nameTrp_2_3_dOase
Overlapping
homologous
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Description

This is a family of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (
1.13.11.11
) enzymes involved in tryptophan metabolism, which catalyses the oxidative cleavage of the L-tryptophan (L-Trp) pyrrole ring
[1]
.

References

1.Biochemical mechanisms leading to tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activation. Li JS, Han Q, Fang J, Rizzi M, James AA, Li J. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 64, 74-87, (2007). View articlePMID: 17212352

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