title: Oxidation of L-tryptophan in biology: a comparison between tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.
abstract: The family of haem dioxygenases catalyse the initial oxidative cleavage of L-tryptophan to N-formylkynurenine, which is the first, rate-limiting, step in the L-kynurenine pathway. In the present paper, we discuss and compare structure and function across the family of haem dioxygenases by focusing on TDO (tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase) and IDO (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase), including a review of recent structural information for both enzymes. The present paper describes how the recent development of recombinant expression systems has informed our more detailed understanding of the substrate binding, catalytic activity and mechanistic properties of these haem dioxygenases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rafice
authors.forename: Nishma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Efimov
authors.forename: Jaswir
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Basran
authors.forename: Emma Lloyd
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Raven
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002384:Catalysis; D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism*; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014364:Tryptophan; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase