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SUBMITTER: Gaweska H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3197729 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gaweska Helena H Fitzpatrick Paul F PF
Biomolecular concepts 20111001 5
Members of the monoamine oxidase family of flavoproteins catalyze the oxidation of primary and secondary amines, polyamines, amino acids, and methylated lysine side chains in proteins. The enzymes have similar overall structures, with conserved FAD-binding domains and varied substrate-binding sites. Multiple mechanisms have been proposed for the catalytic reactions of these enzymes. The present review compares the structures of different members of the family and the various mechanistic proposal ...[more]