Tryptophanase
"Tryptophanase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-tryptophan and water to indole, pyruvate, and ammonia. It is a pyridoxal-phosphate protein, requiring K+. It also catalyzes 2,3-elimination and beta-replacement reactions of some indole-substituted tryptophan analogs of L-cysteine, L-serine, and other 3-substituted amino acids. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 4.1.99.1.
| Descriptor ID |
D014368
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.224.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Tryptophanase- Tryptophanase
- Tryptophan Indole-Lyase
- Indole-Lyase, Tryptophan
- Tryptophan Indole Lyase
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tryptophanase" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Li G, Young KD. A new suite of tnaA mutants suggests that Escherichia coli tryptophanase is regulated by intracellular sequestration and by occlusion of its active site. BMC Microbiol. 2015 Feb 04; 15:14.