Protein Name kynurenine 3-monooxygenase
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 59113
Gene Symbol

Kmo

UniProt O88867 (KMO_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 44
Total Number of Articles : 34
Description

kynurenine 3-monooxygenase

Gene Summary

Enables kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity. Involved in several processes, including carboxylic acid metabolic process; cellular response to lipopolysaccharide; and positive regulation of glutamate secretion, neurotransmission. Located in extracellular space and mitochondrial outer membrane. Used to study schizophrenia. Biomarker of depressive disorder. Orthologous to human KMO (kynurenine 3-monooxygenase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • kynurenine 3-monooxygenase
  • kynurenine 3-hydroxylase
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Properties