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EC 1.13.11.42 Details
EC number
1.13.11.42
Accepted name
indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3-dioxygenase
Reaction
L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formylkynurenine
Other name(s)
indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
Systematic name
indoleamine:oxygen 2,3-dioxygenase (indole-decyclizing)
CAS registry number
9014-51-1
Comment
Acts on many substituted and unsubstituted indoleamines, including melatonin. Involved in the degradation of melatonin.
History
created 1992, deleted 2006
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001