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tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase activity

Known as: tryptamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity, tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activity, TDO 
Catalysis of the reaction: L-tryptophan + O2 = N-formyl-L-kynurenine. [EC:1.13.11.11]
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Activation of the trptophan catabolite (TRYCAT) pathways by oxidative and nitrosative stress and proinflammatory cytokine-driven… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
This manuscript deals with whether immune-mediated mechanisms of inflammation contribute to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. A… 
2003
2003
We have already reported that exercise activates kynurenine pathway. But, the mechanism for this activation by exercise is still… 
2003
2003
Enzyme activities involved in tryptophan metabolism along the kynurenine pathway were studied in male New Zealand white rabbits… 
1990
1990
The relationship between L-tryptophan uptake and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activity in hepatocytes was examined and compared…