"Tryptophan Hydroxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of TRYPTOPHAN to 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN in the presence of NADPH and molecular oxygen. It is important in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D014365
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.690.708.870
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| Concept/Terms |
Tryptophan Hydroxylase- Tryptophan Hydroxylase
- Hydroxylase, Tryptophan
- Tryptophan Monooxygenase
- Monooxygenase, Tryptophan
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tryptophan Hydroxylase" by people in Profiles.
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Serotonin Pathway in Cancer. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 28; 22(3).