4j2w

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Contents 1 Crystal Structure of kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO-396Prot-Se) 2 Function 3 About this Structure 4 Reference

Crystal Structure of kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO-396Prot-Se)

Function

[KMO_YEAST] Catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-kynurenine (L-Kyn) to form 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine (L-3OHKyn). Required for synthesis of quinolinic acid.^{[1] [2]}

About this Structure

4j2w is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae s288c. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

1. ↑ Panozzo C, Nawara M, Suski C, Kucharczyka R, Skoneczny M, Becam AM, Rytka J, Herbert CJ. Aerobic and anaerobic NAD+ metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Lett. 2002 Apr 24;517(1-3):97-102. PMID:12062417
2. ↑ Giorgini F, Guidetti P, Nguyen Q, Bennett SC, Muchowski PJ. A genomic screen in yeast implicates kynurenine 3-monooxygenase as a therapeutic target for Huntington disease. Nat Genet. 2005 May;37(5):526-31. Epub 2005 Apr 3. PMID:15806102 doi:ng1542