Concept information
Preferred term
Tryptophan Oxygenase
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 2,3-Dioxygenase, Tryptophan
- Dioxygenase, TDO
- Pyrrolase, Tryptophan
- TDO Dioxygenase
- Tryptophan 2,3 Dioxygenase
- Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase
- Tryptophan Pyrrolase
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 68(65)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014366
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