Entry
Name
peptide-tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase;
pyrrolooxygenase;
peptidyltryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase;
tryptophan pyrrolooxygenase;
[protein]-L-tryptophan:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases);
With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
[protein]-L-tryptophan:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (ring-opening)
Reaction(IUBMB)
[protein]-L-tryptophan + O2 = [protein]-N-formyl-L-kynurenine [RN:
R04032 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
[protein]-L-tryptophan;
O2 [CPD:
C00007 ]
Product
[protein]-N-formyl-L-kynurenine
Comment
Also acts on tryptophan.
History
EC 1.13.11.26 created 1972, modified 2011
Reference
Authors
Frydman RB, Tomaro ML, Frydman B.
Title
Pyrrolooxygenase: its action on tryptophan-containing enzymes and peptides.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Camoretti-Mercado B, Frydman RB
Title
Separation of tryptophan pyrrolooxygenase into three molecular forms. A study of their substrate specificities using tryptophyl-containing peptides and proteins.
Journal
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