| EC |
1.5.3.2 |
| Accepted name: |
N-methyl-L-amino-acid oxidase |
| Reaction: |
an N-methyl-L-amino acid + H2O + O2 = an L-amino acid + formaldehyde + H2O2 |
| Other name(s): |
N-methylamino acid oxidase; demethylase |
| Systematic name: |
N-methyl-L-amino-acid:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating) |
| Comments: |
A flavoprotein. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 9029-23-6 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Moritani, M. Demethylase. IV. Kinetics and reaction mechanism. Hukuoka Acta Med. 43 (1952) 651–658. |
| 2. |
Moritani, M. Demethylase. V. Specificity and its relation to amino acid oxidase. Hukuoka Acta Med. 43 (1952) 731–735. |
| 3. |
Moritani, M., Tung, T.-C., Fujii, S., Mito, H., Izumika, N., Kenmochi, K. and Hirohata, R. Specificity of rabbit kidney demethylase. J. Biol. Chem. 209 (1954) 485–492. [PMID: 13192101] |
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