SDS
Bovine Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase ELISA kit
Catalog #: E11I0057
Sample Type: Biological samples

 

Other Names

CD107B; INDO; Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3 Dioxygenase

Research Area

Signal transduction, Cardiovascular, Metabolism

Background

This gene encodes indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) – a heme enzyme that catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step in tryptophan catabolism to N-formyl-kynurenine. This enzyme acts on multiple tryptophan substrates including D-tryptophan, L-tryptophan, 5-hydroxy-tryptophan, tryptamine, and serotonin. This enzyme is thought to play a role in a variety of pathophysiological processes such as antimicrobial and antitumor defense, neuropathology, immunoregulation, and antioxidant activity. Through its expression in dendritic cells, monocytes, and macrophages this enzyme modulates T-cell behavior by its peri-cellular catabolization of the essential amino acid tryptophan.