MeSH definition : A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN.
It is an extrahepatic enzyme that plays a role in metabolism as 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 an extrahepatic enzyme that plays a role in metabolism as the first and rate
limiting enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism.