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arylformamidase activity

Known as: formylkynureninase activity, kynurenine formamidase activity, formylase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = formate + L-kynurenine. [EC:3.5.1.9]
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formamidase II

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Review
2016
Review
2016
A short history of heme dioxygenases: rise, fall and rise again
  • E. Raven
  • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
  • 2016
  • Corpus ID: 6294114
It is well established that there are two different classes of enzymes—tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) and indoleamine 2,3… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Complete reaction mechanism of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase as revealed by QM/MM simulations.
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and tryptophan dioxygenase (TDO) are two heme proteins that catalyze the oxidation reaction of… 
2011
2011
Molecular basis for the substrate stereoselectivity in tryptophan dioxygenase.
Tryptophan dioxygenase (TDO) and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) are the only two heme proteins that catalyze the oxidation… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2; a new enzyme in the kynurenine pathway.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Formation of N‐formylkynurenine suggests the involvement of apolipoprotein B‐100 centered tryptophan radicals in the initiation of LDL lipid peroxidation
1996
1996
Interplay of Methionine tRNAs with Translation Elongation Factor Tu and Translation Initiation Factor 2 in Escherichia coli*
According to their role in translation, tRNAs specifically interact either with elongation factor Tu (EFTu) or with initiation… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The hydroxylation of tryptophan.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Molecular characterization of the Drosophila vermilion locus and its suppressible alleles.
We have cloned vermilion (v), one of the genes required for brown eye pigment synthesis in Drosophila, using a mutant (vH2a… 
1972
1972
Pyrrolooxygenases: isolation, properties, and products formed.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The oxygenated form of L-tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase as reaction intermediate.
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