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EC 1.13.99.3 Details
EC number
1.13.99.3
Accepted name
tryptophan 2′-dioxygenase
Reaction
L-tryptophan + O2 = (indol-3-yl)glycolaldehyde + CO2 + NH3
Other name(s)
indole-3-alkane α-hydroxylase, tryptophan side-chain α,β-oxidase, tryptophan side chain oxidase II, tryptophan side-chain oxidase, TSO, indolyl-3-alkan α-hydroxylase, tryptophan side chain oxidase type I, TSO I , TSO II, tryptophan side chain oxidase
Systematic name
L-tryptophan:oxygen 2′-oxidoreductase (side-chain-cleaving)
CAS registry number
64295-81-4
Comment
A hemoprotein. Acts on a number of indole-3-alkane derivatives, oxidizing the 3-side-chain in the 2′-position. Best substrates were L-tryptophan and 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan.
History
created 1984
EC Tree
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001
1.13.99.2 created 1972, deleted 1992
1.13.99.4 created 1989, deleted 1992
1.13.99.5 created 1999, deleted 2001