Reaction: L-tryptophan + 2 [reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + 2 O2 = (E)-indol-3-ylacetaldoxime + 2 [oxidized NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + CO2 + 3 H2O (overall reaction)
(1a) L-tryptophan + [reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + O2 = N-hydroxy-L-tryptophan + [oxidized NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + H2O
(1b) N-hydroxy-L-tryptophan + [reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + O2 = N,N-dihydroxy-L-tryptophan + [oxidized NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + H2O
(1c) N,N-dihydroxy-L-tryptophan = (E)-indol-3-ylacetaldoxime + CO2 + H2O
Other name(s): tryptophan N-hydroxylase; CYP79B1; CYP79B2; CYP79B3
Systematic name: L-tryptophan,[reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (N-hydroxylating)
Comments: A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. This enzyme catalyses two successive N-hydroxylations of L-tryptophan, the first steps in the biosynthesis of both auxin and the indole alkaloid phytoalexin camalexin. The product of the two hydroxylations, N,N-dihydroxy-L-tryptophan, is extremely labile and dehydrates spontaneously. The dehydrated product is then subject to a decarboxylation that produces an oxime. It is still not known whether the decarboxylation is spontaneous or catalysed by the enzyme.
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References:
1. Mikkelsen, M.D., Hansen, C.H., Wittstock, U. and Halkier, B.A. Cytochrome P450 CYP79B2 from Arabidopsis catalyzes the conversion of tryptophan to indole-3-acetaldoxime, a precursor of indole glucosinolates and indole-3-acetic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 275 (2000) 33712-33717. [PMID: 10922360]
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