KMO

kynurenine 3-monooxygenase

ENTREZID: 8564 | Type: NA | Map: 1q43

OMIM: 300335


Summary Entrez
This gene encodes a mitochondrion outer membrane protein that catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-tryptophan metabolite, L-kynurenine, to form L-3-hydroxykynurenine. Studies in yeast identified this gene as a therapeutic target for Huntington disease. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011]