Tryptophan Synthase
"Tryptophan Synthase" 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-serine and 1-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate to L-tryptophan and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. It is a pyridoxal phosphate protein that also catalyzes the conversion of serine and indole into tryptophan and water and of indoleglycerol phosphate into indole and glyceraldehyde phosphate. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 4.2.1.20.
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D014367
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MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.241.300.850 D08.811.600.896
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Concept/Terms |
Tryptophan Synthase- Tryptophan Synthase
- Synthase, Tryptophan
- Tryptophan Synthetase
- Synthetase, Tryptophan
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