9fon
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Cocrystal structure of Drosophila melangaster TDO with Compound 128
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Structural highlights
FunctionT23O_DROME Catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of the L-tryptophan (L-Trp) pyrrole ring (By similarity). Required during larval growth to control the level of potentially harmful free tryptophan in the hemolymph. In the adult the same reaction is the first step in the ommochrome biosynthetic pathway.[1] References | ||||||||||||||||||||
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