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  • Schartau, W.; Linzen, B.
    The tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase of the blowfly, Protophormia terrae-novae: partial purification and characterization (1976), Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 357, 41-49.
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General Stability

EC Number General Stability Organism
1.13.11.52 unstable in purified state, if the substrate is omitted during the last step, the activity is lost entirely Protophormia terraenovae

Inhibitors

EC Number Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
1.13.11.52 3-hydroxykynurenine 0.1 mM, weak inhibition amounting to about 30% Protophormia terraenovae
1.13.11.52 CN- 9.6 mM, 50% inhibition Protophormia terraenovae
1.13.11.52 Cu2+ 0.005 mM, 50% inhibition Protophormia terraenovae
1.13.11.52 L-Trp above 8 mM Protophormia terraenovae

Localization

EC Number Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
1.13.11.52 cytosol enzyme is confined to cytosol Protophormia terraenovae 5829
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Molecular Weight [Da]

EC Number Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
1.13.11.52 120000
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gel filtration Protophormia terraenovae

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
1.13.11.52 Protophormia terraenovae
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Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
1.13.11.52
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Protophormia terraenovae

Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
1.13.11.52 adult
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Protophormia terraenovae
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1.13.11.52 larva
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Protophormia terraenovae
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

EC Number Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
1.13.11.52 additional information
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Protophormia terraenovae

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
1.13.11.52 L-Trp + O2 absolutely specific for L-Trp Protophormia terraenovae L-formylkynurenine
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pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
1.13.11.52 8.2
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Protophormia terraenovae

pH Range

EC Number pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
1.13.11.52 7 9.5 pH 7.0: about 40% of maximal activity, pH 9.5: about 50% of maximal activity Protophormia terraenovae