Tryptophanase
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ExPASy NiceZyme view | | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme tryptophanase (EC 4.1.99.1) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-tryptophan + H2O pyruvate+ NH3
This enzyme belongs to the family of
Structural studies
As of late 2007, 3
structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1AX4,[4] 2C44,[5] and 2OQX.[6]
References
External links
Media related to Tryptophanase at Wikimedia Commons
