| tryptophan 2'-dioxygenase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 1.13.99.3 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 64295-81-4 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a tryptophan 2'-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.99.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Contents
L-tryptophan + O
2 + H+
(indol-3-yl)glycolaldehyde + CO
2 + NH+
4
2 + H+
(indol-3-yl)glycolaldehyde + CO
2 + NH+
4
Thus, the 3 substrates of this enzyme are L-tryptophan, O
2 and H+
, whereas its 3 products are (indol-3-yl)glycolaldehyde, CO
2, and NH+
4.
