EC |
1.4.1.19 |
Accepted name: |
tryptophan dehydrogenase |
Reaction: |
L-tryptophan + NAD(P)+ + H2O = (indol-3-yl)pyruvate + NH3 + NAD(P)H + H+ |
Other name(s): |
NAD(P)+-L-tryptophan dehydrogenase; L-tryptophan dehydrogenase; L-Trp-dehydrogenase; TDH |
Systematic name: |
L-tryptophan:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase (deaminating) |
Comments: |
Activated by Ca2+. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 94047-13-9 |
References: |
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Vackova, K., Mehta, A. and Kutacek, M. Tryptophan aminotransferase and tryptophan dehydrogenase - activities in some cell compartments of spinach leaves - the effect of calcium-ions on tryptophan dehydrogenase. Biol. Plant. 27 (1985) 154–158. |
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[EC 1.4.1.19 created 1989] |
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