aromatic amino acid hydroxylase
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aromatic amino acid hydroxylase
any of three monooxygenase enzymes: phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.16.1); tyrosine 3-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.16.2); and tryptophan 5-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.16.4). All require tetrahydrobiopterin as coenzyme (see biopterin), and are homologous in amino acid sequence and gene structure. In each the N-terminal region binds the substrate, while the C-terminal region binds the coenzyme and catalyses the monooxygenation.
| aromatic amino acid, aromatic, aromatase | |
| aromatic-l-amino acid decarboxylase, arrestin, arsenic |
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