Kynureninase

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q408186
Kynureninase
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Kynureninase

Summary

Kynureninase is a protein[1]. Kynureninase has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kynureninase's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Kynureninase is part of Kynureninase[4].
  • Kynureninase is part of Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, major domain[5].
  • Kynureninase is part of Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase domain 1[6].
  • Kynureninase is part of Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase[7].
  • Kynureninase is part of Aminotransferase class V domain, protein family[8].
  • Kynureninase's Commons category is recorded as Kynureninase[9].
  • Kynureninase comprises Aminotransferase class V domain[10].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as protein homodimerization activity[11].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as kynureninase activity[12].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as catalytic activity[13].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as pyridoxal phosphate binding[14].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as hydrolase activity[15].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as 3-hydroxykynureninase activity[16].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as kynureninase activity[17].
  • Kynureninase's molecular function is recorded as kynureninase activity[18].
  • Kynureninase's cell component is recorded as cytosol[19].
  • Kynureninase's cell component is recorded as mitochondrion[20].
  • Kynureninase's cell component is recorded as cytoplasm[21].
  • Kynureninase's cell component is recorded as nucleoplasm[22].
  • Kynureninase's biological process is recorded as pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process[23].
  • Kynureninase's biological process is recorded as response to vitamin B6[24].
  • Kynureninase's biological process is recorded as response to interferon-gamma[25].
  • Kynureninase's biological process is recorded as tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA[26].
  • Kynureninase's biological process is recorded as L-kynurenine catabolic process[27].

Why It Matters

Kynureninase has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Kynureninase is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Purification and biochemical characterization of some of the properties of recombinant human kynureninase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . NAD Deficiency, Congenital Malformations, and Niacin Supplementation.. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Xanthurenic aciduria due to a mutation in KYNU encoding kynureninase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Intracellular localization and characterization of 3-hydroxykynureninase in human liver. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . High-performance liquid chromatographic assay of human lymphocyte kynureninase activity levels. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Different kynurenine pathway enzymes limit quinolinic acid formation by various human cell types. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Boghog · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Part of
    Encoded by KYNU
    Biological process pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process, response to vitamin B6, response to interferon-gamma +13
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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