MeSH definition : A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN.
It is a LIVER-specific enzyme that is the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine
pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism.;
A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN.
It is a LIVER-specific enzyme that is the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine
pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism.