Term Information

Accession
GO:0004833
Name
tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3-dioxygenase activity, L-tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activity, L-tryptophan pyrrolase activity, L-tryptophan:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing), TDO, tryptamin 2,3-dioxygenase activity, tryptamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity, indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity, tryptophan oxygenase activity, tryptophan peroxidase activity, tryptophan pyrrolase activity
Alternate IDs
GO:0004426
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine. Source: EC:1.13.11.11
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0004833 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen (GO:0016702)

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