Biology:N-methyl-L-amino-acid oxidase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
N-methyl-L-amino-acid oxidase
Identifiers
EC number1.5.3.2
CAS number9029-23-6
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a N-methyl-L-amino-acid oxidase (EC 1.5.3.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

an N-methyl-L-amino acid + H2O + O2 [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] an L-amino acid + formaldehyde + H2O2

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are N-methyl-L-amino acid, H2O, and O2, whereas its 3 products are L-amino acid, formaldehyde, and H2O2.

It has 2 cofactors: FAD, and Flavoprotein.

Nomenclature

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH group of donors with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-methyl-L-amino-acid:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating). Other names in common use include N-methylamino acid oxidase, and demethylase.

References

Further reading

  • "Demethylase. IV. Kinetics and reaction mechanism". Hukuoka Acta Med. 43: 651–658. 1952. 
  • "Demethylase. V. Specificity and its relation to amino acid oxidase". Hukuoka Acta Med. 43: 731–735. 1952. 
  • "Specificity of rabbit kidney demethylase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 209 (2): 485–92. August 1954. PMID 13192101.