背景介绍 L-tryptophan (L-Trp) is an essential amino acid necessary for protein synthesis in mammalian cells and the L-Trp to kynurenine (Kyn) pathway is firmly established as a key regulator of innate and adaptive immunity. Catabolism of L-Trp to Kyn maintains an immunosuppressive microenvironment by starving immune cells of L-Trp and releasing degradation products of L-Trp that have immunosuppressive functions. Tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase (TDO) is upregulated in many tumors, providing cancer cells with an avenue for immune evasion. 产品介绍 The TDO Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit is designed to measure TDO enzyme inhibition. The kit comes in a convenient format, with enough reaction solution and enzyme to perform a total of 100 reactions. The TDO Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit is simple to use. Inhibitor and enzyme are added to a sample containing L-Trp substrate. After a room temperature incubation activity is measured by measuring the absorption of reaction product at λ = 320-325 nm.