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3.7.1.3 kynureninaseIUBMB Comments
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on 3'-hydroxy-L-kynurenine and some other (3-arylcarbonyl)-alanines.
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- 3.7.1.3
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3-hydroxyanthranilic
- medicine
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quinolinic
- 3-hydroxykynurenine
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kynurenic
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anthranilic
- indoleamine
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3-monooxygenase
- l-tryptophan
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ido
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3,4-dioxygenase
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xanthurenic
- aminocarboxymuconate-semialdehyde
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3-hydroxylase
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quin
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excitotoxins
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quinonoid
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pyrrolase
- marginalis
- indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase
- synthesis
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b6-deficient
- drug development
The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Eukaryota, Archaea
Synonyms
kynureninase, kynase, pfkynase, l-kynurenine hydrolase, hskynase, 
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SYNONYM 
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY 
LITERATURE
Kynase
KYNU
kynureninase
L-kynurenine hydrolase
L-kynurenine hydrolase
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REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
L-kynurenine + H2O = anthranilate + L-alanine
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L-kynurenine + H2O = anthranilate + L-alanine
Homo sapiens
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L-kynurenine + H2O = anthranilate + L-alanine
Pseudomonas fluorescens
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REACTION TYPE
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
hydrolysis of C-C bond
hydrolysis of C-C bond
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
BRENDA
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
L-kynurenine hydrolase
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on 3'-hydroxy-L-kynurenine and some other (3-arylcarbonyl)-alanines.
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
COMMENTARY
9024-78-6
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SUBSTRATE
PRODUCT
REACTION DIAGRAM
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
(Substrate)
(Substrate)
LITERATURE
(Substrate)
(Substrate)
COMMENTARY
(Product)
(Product)
LITERATURE
(Product)
(Product)
Reversibility
r=reversible
ir=irreversible
?=not specified
r=reversible
ir=irreversible
?=not specified
(2S)-2-amino-4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acid + H2O
benzoate + L-alanine
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the rate-determining step is Cbeta-Cgamma bond cleavage
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?
(4R)-5-bromodihydro-L-kynurenine + H2O
? + L-alanine
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slow substrate, no activity with (4S)-5-bromodihydro-L-kynurenine
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?
(alphaS,4R)-dihydrokynurenine + H2O
?
the (alphaS,4R) diastereomer is a slow substrate for a retro-aldol reaction, and the (alphaS,4S) isomer is a potent competitive inhibitor, proposed mechanism for reaction of dihydrokynurenine
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?
2-fluorobenzoyl-DL-alanine + H2O
2-fluorobenzoate + beta-alanine
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?
4-fluoro-L-kynurenine + H2O
4-fluoroanthranilate + L-alanine
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-
-
?
5-fluoro-L-kynurenine + H2O
5-fluoroanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
5-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
5-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
5-methyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
5-methylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
beta-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-DL-alanine + H2O
4-chlorobenzoate + beta-alanine
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?
beta-(4-methylbenzoyl)-DL-alanine + H2O
4-methylbenzoate + beta-alanine
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?
beta-(4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-DL-alanine + H2O
4-trifluoromethylbenzoate + beta-alanine
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?
gamma-(o-aminophenyl)-L-homoserine + H2O
L-alanine + o-aminobenzaldehyde
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?
L-kynurenine + benzaldehyde
(2S,4R)-2-amino-4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid + ?
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?
(4R)-dihydro-L-kynurenine + H2O
2-aminobenzaldehyde + L-alanine
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?
(4R)-dihydro-L-kynurenine + H2O
2-aminobenzaldehyde + L-alanine
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?
3,5-dibromo-L-kynurenine + H2O
3,5-dibromoanthranilate + DL-kynurenine
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?
3,5-dibromo-L-kynurenine + H2O
3,5-dibromoanthranilate + DL-kynurenine
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?
3-bromo-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-bromoanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-chloro-DL-kynurenine + H2O
3-chloroanthranilate + DL-alanine
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?
3-fluoro-DL-kynurenine + H2O
3-fluoroanthranilate + DL-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
preferred substrate
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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biosynthesis of NAD+
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism, biosynthesis of nicotinamide nucleotides
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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the hydroxyl group at the 3-position thus appears to be an important recognition element
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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biosynthesis of NAD+
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-methyl-DL-kynurenine + H2O
3-methylanthranilate + DL-alanine
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?
5-bromo-3-chloro-DL-kynurenine + H2O
5-bromo-3-chloroanthranilate + DL-alanine
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?
5-bromo-3-chloro-DL-kynurenine + H2O
5-bromo-3-chloroanthranilate + DL-alanine
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?
5-bromo-L-kynurenine + H2O
5-bromoanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
5-chloro-L-kynurenine + H2O
5-chloroanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
beta-benzoyl-L-alanine + H2O
benzoate + L-alanine
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good substrate
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?
L-alanine + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
pyruvate + pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate
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?
L-alanine + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
pyruvate + pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate
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?
L-alanine + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
pyruvate + pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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the enzyme is involved in the catabolic pathway of L-tryptophan degradation, overview
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
L-tryptophan metabolism
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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the rate-determining step is to be deprotonation of the pyruvate-ketimine intermediate
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
the enzyme catalyzes the hydrolytic Cbeta-Cgamma cleavage of L-kynurenine to alanine and anthranilic acid catalyzing a retro-Claisen reaction
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism
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?
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
N-formylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
N-formylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
N-formylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
N-formylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
N-formylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
N-formylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
N-formylanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
O-benzoyl-L-serine + H2O
benzoate + pyruvate + ammonium
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?
O-benzoyl-L-serine + H2O
benzoate + pyruvate + ammonium
O-benzoyl-L-serine is an alternate substrate for kynureninase, which undergoes a normal beta-elimination reaction, proposed mechanism for reaction of O-benzoyl-L-serine, overview
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?
additional information
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for the human enzyme, 3- and 5-substituted kynurenines have kcat and kcat/Km values higher than L-kynurenine, but less than that of the physiological substrate, 3-hydroxykynurenine. 3,5-Dibromo- and 5-bromo-3-chlorokynurenine have kcat and kcat/Km values close to that of 3-hydroxykynurenine with human kynureninase. The effects of the 3-halo substituents on the reactivity with human kynureninase may be due to electronic effects and/or halogen bonding. 5-Bromo and 5-chloro-L-kynurenine are good substrates the human enzyme, indicating that the enzyme has space for substituents in the active site near C-5. The increased activity of the 5-halokynurenines may be due to van der Waals contacts or hydrophobic effects. The mammalian kynureninase cleaves 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine more rapidly than L-kynurenine, substrate synthesis and specificity, overview
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?
additional information
?
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for the human enzyme, 3- and 5-substituted kynurenines have kcat and kcat/Km values higher than L-kynurenine, but less than that of the physiological substrate, 3-hydroxykynurenine. 3,5-Dibromo- and 5-bromo-3-chlorokynurenine have kcat and kcat/Km values close to that of 3-hydroxykynurenine with human kynureninase. The effects of the 3-halo substituents on the reactivity with human kynureninase may be due to electronic effects and/or halogen bonding. 5-Bromo and 5-chloro-L-kynurenine are good substrates the human enzyme, indicating that the enzyme has space for substituents in the active site near C-5. The increased activity of the 5-halokynurenines may be due to van der Waals contacts or hydrophobic effects. The mammalian kynureninase cleaves 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine more rapidly than L-kynurenine, substrate synthesis and specificity, overview
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additional information
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for the bacterial enzyme, 3-methyl-, 3-halo- and 3,5-dihalokynurenines are much poorer substrates, while 3-fluoro, 5-bromo, and 5-chlorokynurenine have kcat and kcat/Km values comparable to that of its physiological substrate, L-kynurenine. 5-Bromo and 5-chloro-L-kynurenine are good substrates for the bacterial enzyme, indicating that the enzyme has space for substituents in the active site near C-5. The increased activity of the 5-halokynurenines may be due to van der Waals contacts or hydrophobic effects. The bacterial kynureninase cleaves L-kynurenine more rapidly than 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine, substrate synthesis and specificity, overview
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?
additional information
?
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for the bacterial enzyme, 3-methyl-, 3-halo- and 3,5-dihalokynurenines are much poorer substrates, while 3-fluoro, 5-bromo, and 5-chlorokynurenine have kcat and kcat/Km values comparable to that of its physiological substrate, L-kynurenine. 5-Bromo and 5-chloro-L-kynurenine are good substrates for the bacterial enzyme, indicating that the enzyme has space for substituents in the active site near C-5. The increased activity of the 5-halokynurenines may be due to van der Waals contacts or hydrophobic effects. The bacterial kynureninase cleaves L-kynurenine more rapidly than 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine, substrate synthesis and specificity, overview
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?
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NATURAL SUBSTRATE
NATURAL PRODUCT
REACTION DIAGRAM
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
(Substrate)
(Substrate)
LITERATURE
(Substrate)
(Substrate)
COMMENTARY
(Product)
(Product)
LITERATURE
(Product)
(Product)
REVERSIBILITY
r=reversible
ir=irreversible
?=not specified
r=reversible
ir=irreversible
?=not specified
5-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
5-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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-
-
?
5-methyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
5-methylanthranilate + L-alanine
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-
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-Ala
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-
?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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biosynthesis of NAD+
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism, biosynthesis of nicotinamide nucleotides
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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biosynthesis of NAD+
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?
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + H2O
3-hydroxyanthranilate + L-alanine
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?
L-alanine + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
pyruvate + pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate
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?
L-alanine + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
pyruvate + pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate
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?
L-alanine + pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
pyruvate + pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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the enzyme is involved in the catabolic pathway of L-tryptophan degradation, overview
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism
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?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
L-tryptophan metabolism
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-
?
L-kynurenine + H2O
anthranilate + L-alanine
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L-tryptophan metabolism
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?
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COFACTOR
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
IMAGE
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
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pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
the phosphate of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate is an acid/base catalyst in the mechanism of kynureninase. Tyr226 hydrogen bonds to the phosphate of the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate cofactor
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METALS and IONS
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
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INHIBITOR
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
IMAGE
(2S)-2-amino-4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acid
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competitive inhibitor of the reaction of L-kynurenine with the enzyme
(alphaS,4S)-dihydrokynurenine
the (alphaS,4R) diastereomer is a slow substrate for a retro-aldol reaction, and the (alphaS,4S) isomer is a potent competitive inhibitor, proposed mechanism for reaction of dihydrokynurenine
(S)-(2-amino-4-bromophenyl)-L-cysteine S,S-dioxide
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competitive inhibition
(S)-(2-amino-5-bromophenyl)-L-cysteine S,S-dioxide
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competitive inhibition
2-amino-4-[3'-hydroxyphenyl]-4-hydroxybutanoic acid
most potent inhibitor
5-bromodihydrokynurenine
a potent transition-state analogue inhibitor
lanthellamide
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about 60% residual activity at 1 mM, about 80% residual activity at 0.5 mM, slight inhibition at 0.125 mM
2-amino-(4-oxo-4-naphthyl)-butyric acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
2-amino-(4-oxo-4-naphthyl)-butyric acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
3-hydroxydeaminokynurenine
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competitive and non competitive inhibition
3-methoxydeaminokynurenine
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competitive and non competitive inhibition
amino-(1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl)-acetic acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
amino-(1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl)-acetic acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
amino-(1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-acetic acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
amino-(1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-acetic acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
amino-(4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl)-acetic acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
amino-(4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl)-acetic acid
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competitive inhibition, reversible inhibition by dilution
L-kynurenine
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competitive inhibition, at low substrate concentrations; non-competitive inhibition, at higher levels of substrate
S-(2-aminophenyl)-L-cysteine S,S-dioxide
potent competitive inhibitor
additional information
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catabolite repression of the pathway by glucose and glutamate, arginine does not cause repression
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additional information
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not inhibited by DL-4-(ethylsulfonyl)benzoylalanine and its active enatiomer (S)-4-(ethylsulfonyl)benzoylalanine
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additional information
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lanthellamide does not inhibit the enzyme at concentrations up to 0.0625 mM
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ACTIVATING COMPOUND
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UNIPROT
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LITERATURE
IMAGE
additional information
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kynurenine induces both tryptophan oxygenase and kynureninase of the catabolic pathway of L-tryptophan degradation
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DISEASE
TITLE OF PUBLICATION
LINK TO PUBMED
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Comparative inhibition by substrate analogues 3-methoxy- and 3-hydroxydesaminokynurenine and an improved 3 step purification of recombinant human kynureninase.
Aneurysm
Upregulated Kynurenine Pathway Enzymes in Aortic Atherosclerotic Aneurysm: Macrophage Kynureninase Downregulates Inflammation.
Brain Injuries
Kynurenine pathway enzymes in brain: responses to ischemic brain injury versus systemic immune activation.
Brain Ischemia
Kynurenine pathway enzymes in brain: responses to ischemic brain injury versus systemic immune activation.
Breast Neoplasms
A novel role of kynureninase in the growth control of breast cancer cells and its relationships with breast cancer.
Carcinoma
Down-regulation of kynureninase restrains cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma proliferation and represses PI3K/AKT pathway.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Down-regulation of kynureninase restrains cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma proliferation and represses PI3K/AKT pathway.
Dementia
Comparative inhibition by substrate analogues 3-methoxy- and 3-hydroxydesaminokynurenine and an improved 3 step purification of recombinant human kynureninase.
Encephalitis
A mechanism of quinolinic acid formation by brain in inflammatory neurological disease. Attenuation of synthesis from L-tryptophan by 6-chlorotryptophan and 4-chloro-3-hydroxyanthranilate.
Epilepsy
Epilepsy as a pyridoxine-dependent condition: quantified urinary biomarkers for status evaluation and monitoring antiepileptic treatment.
Essential Hypertension
A rare variant at the KYNU gene is associated with kynureninase activity and essential hypertension in the Han Chinese population.
Essential Hypertension
[A polymorphism of kynureninase gene in a hypertensive candidate chromosomal region is associated with essential hypertension]
Hypertension
A rare variant at the KYNU gene is associated with kynureninase activity and essential hypertension in the Han Chinese population.
Hypertension
Kynureninase is a novel candidate gene for hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Ichthyosis
Ichthyosis molecular fingerprinting shows profound TH17 skewing and a unique barrier genomic signature.
Infections
Increased mRNA expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in human placentae exposed to bacterial endotoxin.
Ischemic Attack, Transient
Mechanism of delayed increases in kynurenine pathway metabolism in damaged brain regions following transient cerebral ischemia.
kynureninase deficiency
Biallelic variants in KYNU cause a multisystemic syndrome with hand hyperphalangism.
kynureninase deficiency
The urinary ratio of 3-hydroxykynurenine/3-hydroxyanthranilic acid is an index to predicting the adverse effects of D-tryptophan in rats.
kynureninase deficiency
Xanthurenic aciduria due to a mutation in KYNU encoding kynureninase.
Meningitis, Pneumococcal
The cerebral protective effect and mechanism of action of vitamin B6 adjuvant ceftriaxone in experimental pneumococcal meningitis.
Metabolic Diseases
A novel role of kynureninase in the growth control of breast cancer cells and its relationships with breast cancer.
Myocardial Infarction
Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity as prognostic predictors in hospitalized elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Neoplasms
A novel role of kynureninase in the growth control of breast cancer cells and its relationships with breast cancer.
Neoplasms
Conformational Dynamics Contribute to Substrate Selectivity and Catalysis in Human Kynureninase.
Neoplasms
Reversal of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-mediated cancer immune suppression by systemic kynurenine depletion with a therapeutic enzyme.
Neoplasms
Tryptophan PET Imaging of the Kynurenine Pathway in Patient-Derived Xenograft Models of Glioblastoma.
Neoplasms
Tryptophan pyrrolase, kynureninase and kynurenine transaminase activities of human renal tumours.
Neoplasms
[Importance of E-cadherin; expression in the inmunohistochemical diagnosis of breast cancer]
Neuralgia
Pharmacological Inhibition of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase-2 and Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase, Enzymes of the Kynurenine Pathway, Significantly Diminishes Neuropathic Pain in a Rat Model.
Obesity
The kynurenine pathway is activated in human obesity and shifted toward kynurenine monooxygenase activation.
Pellagra
[Inhibiting effect of amino acids on kynureninase and its significance in the pathogenesis of pellagra.]
Phenylketonurias
[Kynureninase activity and pyridoxine elimination in rats with experimental phenylketonuria]
Psoriasis
Gene expression of enzymes for tryptophan degradation pathway is upregulated in the skin lesions of patients with atopic dermatitis or psoriasis.
Psoriasis
Ichthyosis molecular fingerprinting shows profound TH17 skewing and a unique barrier genomic signature.
Renal Insufficiency
Mechanism of increases in L-kynurenine and quinolinic acid in renal insufficiency.
Seizures
Epilepsy as a pyridoxine-dependent condition: quantified urinary biomarkers for status evaluation and monitoring antiepileptic treatment.
Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
High-performance liquid chromatographic assay of human lymphocyte kynureninase activity levels.
Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
Inhibition of kynureninase by oestrogen conjugates: evidence that oestrogens do not cause vitamin B6 deficiency.
Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
LIVER kynureninase activity and tryptophan metabolism in vitamin B6 deficiency.
Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
Multiple roles of haem in cystathionine ?-synthase activity: implications for hemin and other therapies of acute hepatic porphyria.
Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
The relation of liver kynureninase to tryptophan metabolism in pyridoxine deficiency.
Vitamin B Deficiency
Inhibition of kynureninase (L-kynurenine hydrolase, EC 3 . 7. 1 . 3) by oestrone sulphate: an alternative explanation for abnormal results of tryptophan load tests in women receiving oestrogenic steroids.
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KM VALUE [mM]
SUBSTRATE
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
IMAGE
0.2
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine
Km above 0.2 mM, mutant enzyme N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.51
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine
Km above 0.51 mM, mutant enzyme S332G/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.0283
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine
wild type enzyme, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.54
L-kynurenine
mutant enzyme S332G/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.51
L-kynurenine
Km above 0.51 mM, mutant enzyme H102W/S332G/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.327
L-kynurenine
mutant enzyme H102W/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.495
L-kynurenine
wild type enzyme, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.499
L-kynurenine
mutant enzyme N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
additional information
additional information
kinetic analysis of kynurenine analogues, overview
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additional information
additional information
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kinetic analysis of kynurenine analogues, overview
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additional information
additional information
kinetic analysis of kynurenine analogues, overview
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additional information
additional information
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kinetic analysis of kynurenine analogues, overview
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TURNOVER NUMBER [1/s]
SUBSTRATE
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
IMAGE
0.08
2-amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
0.05
2-amino-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
0.38
2-amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
0.06
2-fluorobenzoyl-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
1.83
beta-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
0.91
beta-(4-methylbenzoyl)-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
0.001
beta-(4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
0.23
3,5-dibromo-L-kynurenine
pH 8.0, 37°C, recombinant enzyme
3.5
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine
wild type enzyme, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.0039
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine
kcat less than 0.0039 1/s, mutant enzyme N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.0109
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine
kcat less than 0.0109 1/s, mutant enzyme S332G/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
6.3
5-bromo-3-chloro-DL-kynurenine
pH 8.0, 37°C, recombinant enzyme
0.017
L-kynurenine
mutant enzyme S332G/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.018
L-kynurenine
Km above 0.51 mM, mutant enzyme H102W/S332G/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.026
L-kynurenine
mutant enzyme N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.007
L-kynurenine
mutant enzyme H102W/N333T, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
0.23
L-kynurenine
wild type enzyme, in 30 mM potassium phosphate, pH 8.0, and 0.04 mM pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, at 37°C
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kcat/KM VALUE [1/mMs-1]
SUBSTRATE
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
IMAGE
12
2-amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
1.4
2-amino-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
1.6
2-amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
1.7
2-fluorobenzoyl-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
18
beta-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
28
beta-(4-methylbenzoyl)-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
0.019
beta-(4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-DL-alanine
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at 37°C in 0.04 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.8
22
5-bromo-3-chloro-DL-kynurenine
pH 8.0, 37°C, recombinant enzyme
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Ki VALUE [mM]
INHIBITOR
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
IMAGE
0.01
(2S)-2-amino-4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acid
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reaction of L-kynurenine with the enzyme
0.17
amino-(1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl)-acetic acid
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at 37ºC, pH 7.5
0.227
amino-(1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl)-acetic acid
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at 37ºC, pH 7.5
0.0349
amino-(1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-acetic acid
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at 37ºC, pH 7.5
0.162
amino-(4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl)-acetic acid
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at 37ºC, pH 7.5
0.00003
S-(2-aminophenyl)-L-cysteine dioxide
wild-type enzyme, pH 8.0, 37°C
0.00092
S-(2-aminophenyl)-L-cysteine dioxide
enzyme mutant Y226F, pH 8.0, 37°C
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SPECIFIC ACTIVITY [µmol/min/mg]
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
0.00002
10
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poor activity in cells grown on arginine and on glucose, also in presence of L-tryptophan
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pH OPTIMUM
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
8.5
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pH RANGE
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TEMPERATURE OPTIMUM
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
37
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TEMPERATURE RANGE
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UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
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ORGANISM
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LITERATURE
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SEQUENCE DB
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34546, 289260, 289268, 289271, 289277, 289278, 289280, 289281, 289282, 289287, 657495, 658345, 673094, 673130, 719066
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brenda
male normolipidemic and diet-induced hyperlipidemic New Zealand rabbits
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brenda
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brenda
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SOURCE TISSUE
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SOURCE
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cells grown in a medium containing L-tryptophan as the sole carbon, nitrogen, and energy source
brenda
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the catalytic activity of kynureninase is very low in most tissue with exception of liver and kidney
brenda
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enzyme activity does not change significantly as compared to controls
brenda
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enzyme activity does not change significantly in normolipidemic and diet-induced hyperlipidemic animals as compared to controls
brenda
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enzyme activity is very low in newborn rats, but increases in rats of 2-3 months to 18 months of age, without an evident age-related pattern
brenda
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the catalytic activity of kynureninase is very low in most tissue with exception of liver and kidney
brenda
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enzyme activity significantly decreased only per g of fresh tissue as compared to controls
brenda
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enzyme activity significantly decreased only per g of fresh tissue in the group of diet-induced hyperlipidemic animals as compared to controls
brenda
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brenda
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enzyme activity declines with age, similar in newborns and 2-3 month-old rats, activity decreases markedly by ca. 60% and 70% at 12 and 18 months, respectively
brenda
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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UNIPROT
COMMENTARY
LITERATURE
physiological function
kynureninase may function as a tumour suppressor in breast cancer
metabolism
additional information
metabolism
the enzyme is a key enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan catabolism in both bacteria and animals, and catalyzes the unique beta,gamma-cleavage of aryl substituted gamma-keto-alpha-amino acids
metabolism
the enzyme is a key enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan catabolism in both bacteria and animals, and catalyzes the unique beta,gamma-cleavage of aryl substituted gamma-keto-alpha-amino acids
metabolism
the role of the enzyme (KYNU) in cancer cell proliferation, tumour growth and development is evaluated by MTT assay, soft agar colony formation assay and xenograft mouse models. Among 137 primary breast cancer tissues, 46.7% (64/137) have high KYNU expression while 53.3% have low KYNU expression. The expression of KYNU is positively correlated with the expressions of biomarkers ER, PR and E-cad, while negatively associated with tumour grade, tumour stage and the expressions of biomarker HER2 and Ki-67. Overexpression of KYNU significantly inhibits cell proliferation in cell culture, colony formation in soft agar and xenograft BC development in NOD/SCID mice. Kynureninase suppresses breast cancer cell proliferation, tumour growth and development