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Tryptophan Oxygenase

"Tryptophan Oxygenase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2001 and 2003 and 2004 and 2015 and 2019 and 2020
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