tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activity
id: GO:0004510
name: tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the reaction: L-tryptophan + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2 = 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan + 4-alpha-hydroxytetrahydrobiopterin + H2O.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016714 | oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced pteridine as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen |
