tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: L-tryptophan + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2 = 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan + 4-alpha-hydroxytetrahydrobiopterin + H2O.
GO:0016714
oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced pteridine as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen
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L-tryptophan hydroxylase activity
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L-tryptophan,tetrahydrobiopterin:oxygen oxidoreductase (5-hydroxylating)
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indoleacetic acid-5-hydroxylase activity
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tryptophan 5-hydroxylase activity
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tryptophan hydroxylase activity
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