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Tryptophan Oxygenase
TDO Dioxygenase; Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase; 2,3-Dioxygenase, Tryptophan; Dioxygenase, TDO; Oxygenase, Tryptophan; Pyrrolase, Tryptophan; Tryptophan 2,3 Dioxygenase
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.