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  • Nakata, H.; Fujisawa, H.
    Purification and properties of tryptophan 5-monooxygenase from rat brain-stem (1982), Eur. J. Biochem., 122, 41-47.
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KM Value [mM]

EC Number KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1.14.16.4 0.119
-
L-tryptophan
-
Rattus norvegicus
1.14.16.4 0.125
-
2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methyltetrahydropteridine
-
Rattus norvegicus

Metals/Ions

EC Number Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
1.14.16.4 Fe2+ 0.02 mM, 3.5fold increase in activity Rattus norvegicus

Molecular Weight [Da]

EC Number Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
1.14.16.4 59000
-
4 * 59000, tryptophan hydroxylase form I from brain stem, SDS-PAGE Rattus norvegicus
1.14.16.4 288000
-
-
Rattus norvegicus
1.14.16.4 300000
-
-
Rattus norvegicus

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
1.14.16.4 Rattus norvegicus
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
1.14.16.4
-
Rattus norvegicus

Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
1.14.16.4 brain stem Rattus norvegicus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

EC Number Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
1.14.16.4 0.082
-
tryptophan hydroxylase form II Rattus norvegicus
1.14.16.4 0.374
-
-
Rattus norvegicus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
1.14.16.4 L-phenylalanine + tetrahydropteridine + O2 tryptophan hydroxylase form I, 39% of activity with L-tryptophan Rattus norvegicus tyrosine + dihydropteridine + H2O
-
?
1.14.16.4 L-tryptophan + 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-tetrahydropteridine + O2
-
Rattus norvegicus ?
-
r
1.14.16.4 L-tryptophan + tetrahydropteridine + O2
-
Rattus norvegicus 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan + dihydropteridine + H2O
-
?

Subunits

EC Number Subunits Comment Organism
1.14.16.4 tetramer 4 * 59000, tryptophan hydroxylase form I from brain stem, SDS-PAGE Rattus norvegicus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

EC Number Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
1.14.16.4 30
-
assay at Rattus norvegicus

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
1.14.16.4 7.6
-
-
Rattus norvegicus

pH Range

EC Number pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
1.14.16.4 6 9.5 about 50% activity at pH 6 and 9.5 Rattus norvegicus