[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. ( MSH )]
UMLS (CSP) C0041256 - Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Enzyme
Relation/PAR: Oxygenase