Kynurenine formamidase

NameKynurenine formamidase
Synonyms
  • 3.5.1.9
  • Arylformamidase
  • FKF
  • KFA
  • N-formylkynurenine formamidase
Gene NameAFMID
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008941|Kynurenine formamidase
MMDVSGVGFPSKVPWKKMSAEELENQYCPSRWVVRLGAEEALRTYSQIGIEATTRARATR
KSLLHVPYGDGEGEKVDIYFPDESSEALPFFLFFHGGYWQSGSKDESAFMVHPLTAQGVA
VVIVAYGIAPKGTLDHMVDQVTRSVAFVQKRYPSNKGIYLCGHSAGAHLAAMMLLADWTK
HGVTPNLRGFFLVSGVFDLEPIVYTSQNVALQLTLEDAQRNSPQLKVAQAQPVDPTCRVL
VVVGQFDSPEFHRQSWEFYQTLCQGEWKASFEELHDVDHFEIVENLTQKDNVLTQIILKT
IFQ
Number of residues303
Molecular Weight33991.5
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • arylformamidase activity
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • 'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan
  • tryptophan catabolic process
  • tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
Components
  • cytosol
  • nucleus
General FunctionArylformamidase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the hydrolysis of N-formyl-L-kynurenine to L-kynurenine, the second step in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan degradation. Kynurenine may be further oxidized to nicotinic acid, NAD(H) and NADP(H). Required for elimination of toxic metabolites.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ63HM1
UniProtKB Entry NameKFA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021436|Kynurenine formamidase (AFMID)
ATGATGGATGTGTCTGGTGTGGGTTTCCCAAGCAAGGTTCCTTGGAAGAAGATGTCTGCA
GAGGAGCTGGAGAATCAGTACTGTCCCAGCCGATGGGTTGTCCGACTGGGAGCAGAGGAA
GCCTTGAGGACCTACTCACAGATAGGAATTGAAGCCACCACAAGGGCCCGGGCCACCAGG
AAGAGCCTGCTGCATGTCCCCTATGGAGACGGCGAAGGGGAGAAAGTGGACATTTACTTC
CCCGACGAGTCGTCTGAAGCCTTGCCTTTCTTCCTGTTCTTTCACGGAGGATACTGGCAG
AGCGGAAGTAAGGATGAGTCTGCCTTCATGGTCCACCCGCTGACGGCACAGGGAGTGGCC
GTGGTAATAGTGGCTTACGGCATCGCCCCCAAAGGCACCCTGGACCACATGGTAGACCAG
GTGACCCGCAGCGTTGCGTTTGTCCAGAAGCGGTATCCAAGCAACAAGGGAATTTACCTG
TGTGGACACTCAGCCGGGGCCCACCTGGCTGCCATGATGCTCCTGGCCGACTGGACCAAG
CATGGGGTCACGCCCAACCTCAGAGGCTTTTTCCTGGTGAGTGGGGTCTTTGACCTGGAG
CCCATCGTGTATACTTCACAGAACGTTGCTCTCCAGCTGACCCTGGAGGACGCTCAGAGG
AATAGCCCCCAGCTGAAGGTGGCCCAGGCACAGCCGGTGGACCCCACCTGCCGTGTGCTG
GTGGTCGTGGGCCAGTTCGACTCCCCCGAATTCCACCGACAGTCCTGGGAGTTTTACCAG
ACCCTGTGTCAAGGAGAGTGGAAAGCCTCATTTGAAGAGCTCCACGATGTGGACCACTTT
GAAATTGTTGAGAATCTGACCCAGAAGGACAACGTGCTCACCCAGATTATCTTGAAAACA
ATCTTCCAGTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:20910
Chromosome Location17
LocusNot Available
References
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