Protein
Kynurenine formamidase
Organism
Debaryomyces hansenii (strain ATCC 36239 / CBS 767 / JCM 1990 / NBRC 0083 / IGC 2968)
Function
Catalyzes the hydrolysis of N-formyl-L-kynurenine to L-kynurenine, the second step in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan degradation. Kynurenine may be further oxidized to nicotinic acid, NAD(H) and NADP(H). Required for elimination of toxic metabolites.
Similarity
Belongs to the kynurenine formamidase family.
Sequence
MDDGIVSYGEHPLNRLKFFQFDKSNDVTLLLIHGGAWRDPNNTYNDFKDMISHIQKNQYAAKYNLIAMNYRLSPEVKHPFHLWDVLEGLQFLVQNYDIHKISIAGHSVGATLMLQLLDYNKILDTGFQILVEDSKADKNRTETDLHVPSKKERILMNEAMEKLQLRTFCFIDGIYDITQLISEYGCPYESFVNNAFSSPEQYAEATQLSSSTVDVGSPFSYNTHSANVRNELNLVILQSNKDELLSMRQTNLFIEYLTQKNLNFKPFVGEWGGHEHVYRHEDVANIVLDSI