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R Kido

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PubMed1973

Tryptophan 5-hydroxylase in rat intestine.

Tryptophan 5-hydroxylase was partially purified from rat small intestine and characterized. The enzyme activity was mainly localized in the distal one-fourth of the small intestine. The enzyme required Fe(2+), 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridine and oxygen for full activity. The pH optimum of the reaction was 8.0. The hydroxylation rate of d-tryptophan by the enzyme was one-third that of l-tryptophan. l-Phenylalanine and l-tyrosine could not serve as substrates. The physiological significance of the enzyme is discussed.

5-Hydroxytryptophan↗
PubMed1973

Aromatic amino acid transaminase in rat intestine.

The transamination of aromatic l-amino acids (5-hydroxytryptophan, tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine and kynurenine) was shown to be catalysed by enzyme preparations from rat small intestine. On the basis of the partial purification and characterization of these aromatic amino acid transaminases, it is suggested that rat small intestine contains several kinds of aromatic amino acid transaminases.

5-Hydroxytryptophan↗