Amino acid oxidoreductases
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Amino acid oxidoreductases are oxidoreductases, a type of enzyme, that act upon amino acids.
They constitute the majority of enzymes classified under EC number
1.4, with most of the remainder being monoamine oxidase
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Examples include:
They constitute the majority of enzymes classified under EC number
EC number
The Enzyme Commission number is a numerical classification scheme for enzymes, based on the chemical reactions they catalyze....
1.4, with most of the remainder being monoamine oxidase
Monoamine oxidase
L-Monoamine oxidases are a family of enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of monoamines. They are found bound to the outer membrane of mitochondria in most cell types in the body. The enzyme was originally discovered by Mary Bernheim in the liver and was named tyramine oxidase...
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Examples include:
- Glutamate dehydrogenaseGlutamate dehydrogenaseGlutamate dehydrogenase is an enzyme, present in most microbes and the mitochondria of eukaryotes, as are some of the other enzymes required for urea synthesis, that converts glutamate to α-Ketoglutarate, and vice versa. In animals, the produced ammonia is, however, usually bled off to the urea...
- Nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthases are a family of enzymes that catalyze the production of nitric oxide from L-arginine. NO is an important cellular signaling molecule, having a vital role in many biological processes...