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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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4-Methylaminobutanoate oxidase (methylamine-forming) Wikipedia