Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase

Synonyms

Dioxygenase, IDO

IDO Dioxygenase

Indolamine 2,3 Dioxygenase

Indolamine-2,3-Dioxygenase

Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase

Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase

Indoleamine-Oxygen 2,3-Oxidoreductase (Decyclizing)

A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN. It is an extrahepatic enzyme that plays a role in metabolism as the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism.