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4.1.99.1: tryptophanase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about tryptophanase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 4.1.99.1

Reaction

L-tryptophan
+
H2O
=
indole
+
pyruvate
+
NH3

Synonyms

L-tryptophan indole-lyase, L-tryptophanase, TIL, tna2, TnaA, tnaA2, TNase, Tpase, Trpase, tryptophan indole lyase, tryptophan indole-lyase, tryptophan-indole lyase, tryptophanase, tryptophanase 2, VcTrpase

ECTree

     4 Lyases
         4.1 Carbon-carbon lyases
             4.1.99 Other carbon-carbon lyases
                4.1.99.1 tryptophanase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 4.1.99.1 - tryptophanase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
L-tryptophan indole-lyase (deaminating; pyruvate-forming)
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein, requiring K+. The enzyme cleaves a carbon-carbon bond, releasing indole and an unstable enamine product that tautomerizes to an imine form, which undergoes a hydrolytic deamination to form pyruvate and ammonia. The latter reaction, which can occur spontaneously, can also be catalysed by EC 3.5.99.10, 2-iminobutanoate/2-iminopropanoate deaminase. Also catalyses 2,3-elimination and beta-replacement reactions of some indole-substituted tryptophan analogues of L-cysteine, L-serine and other 3-substituted amino acids.