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Literature summary for 1.13.11.52 extracted from

  • Schartau, W.; Linzen, B.
    The tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase of the blowfly, Protophormia terrae-novae: partial purification and characterization (1976), Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 357, 41-49.
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General Stability

General Stability Organism
unstable in purified state, if the substrate is omitted during the last step, the activity is lost entirely Protophormia terraenovae

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
3-hydroxykynurenine 0.1 mM, weak inhibition amounting to about 30% Protophormia terraenovae
CN- 9.6 mM, 50% inhibition Protophormia terraenovae
Cu2+ 0.005 mM, 50% inhibition Protophormia terraenovae
L-Trp above 8 mM Protophormia terraenovae

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytosol enzyme is confined to cytosol Protophormia terraenovae 5829
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Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
120000
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gel filtration Protophormia terraenovae

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Protophormia terraenovae
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
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Protophormia terraenovae

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
adult
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Protophormia terraenovae
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larva
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Protophormia terraenovae
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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Protophormia terraenovae

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-Trp + O2 absolutely specific for L-Trp Protophormia terraenovae L-formylkynurenine
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pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8.2
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Protophormia terraenovae

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
7 9.5 pH 7.0: about 40% of maximal activity, pH 9.5: about 50% of maximal activity Protophormia terraenovae