Medical Definition of Tryptophan synthase
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An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of l-serine and 1-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate to l-tryptophan and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. It is a pyridoxal phosphate protein that also catalyses the conversion of serine and indole into tryptophan and water and of indoleglycerol phosphate into indole and glyceraldehyde phosphate.
Chemical name: L-Serine hydro-lyase (adding indoleglycerol-phosphate)
Registry number: EC 4.2.1.20
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tryptophan Synthase
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