4 Methylaminobutanoate oxidase (methylamine forming)

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EC number 1.5.3.21 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

4-methylaminobutanoate oxidase (methylamine-forming) (EC 1.5.3.21, mao (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 4-methylaminobutanoate methylamidohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

4-methylaminobutanoate + O₂ + H₂O ⇌ succinate semialdehyde + methylamine + H₂O₂

The enzyme participates in the nicotine degradation in soil bacterium Arthrobacter nicotinovorans.

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