4 Methylaminobutanoate oxidase (formaldehyde forming)

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EC number 1.5.3.19 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

4-methylaminobutanoate oxidase (formaldehyde-forming) (EC 1.5.3.19, mabO (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 4-methylaminobutanoate:oxygen oxidoreductase (formaldehyde-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

4-methylaminobutanoate + O₂ + H₂O ⇌ 4-aminobutanoate + formaldehyde + H₂O₂

This enzyme is a flavoprotein (FAD).

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