Abstract
The heme dioxygenase enzymes involved in tryptophan oxidation catalyse the first and rate-limiting step in the kynurenine pathway-the O 2-dependent oxidation of l-tryptophan to N-formylkynurenine. In the past 10 years, there have been substantial new developments, including new structural information, bacterial expression systems for a number of dioxygenases, contributions from computational chemistry, and emerging mechanistic data from site-directed mutagenesis. This review summarizes these recent contributions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-51 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Advances in Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 64 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Mar 2012 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Inorganic & Materials
Keywords
- Dioxygenases
- Heme
- Iron
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