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EC 1.4.1.19 Details
EC number
1.4.1.19
Accepted name
tryptophan dehydrogenase
Reaction
L-tryptophan + NAD(P)+ + H2O = (indol-3-yl)pyruvate + NH3 + NAD(P)H + H+
Other name(s)
NAD(P)+-L-tryptophan dehydrogenase,
L-tryptophan dehydrogenase,
L-Trp-dehydrogenase,
TDH
Systematic name
L-tryptophan:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase (deaminating)
CAS registry number
94047-13-9
Comment
Activated by Ca2+.
History
created 1989
EC Tree
1.4.1.6 created 1961, deleted 1982