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EC 1.5.3.21 Details
EC number
1.5.3.21
Accepted name
4-methylaminobutanoate oxidase (methylamine-forming)
Reaction
4-methylaminobutanoate + O2 + H2O = succinate semialdehyde + methylamine + H2O2
Other name(s)
mao (gene name, ambiguous)
Systematic name
4-methylaminobutanoate methylamidohydrolase
Comment
The enzyme participates in the nicotine degradation pathway of the soil bacterium Arthrobacter nicotinovorans. Has a very weak monoamine oxidase (EC 1.4.3.4) activity with 4-aminobutanoate [1].
History
created 2012
EC Tree
1.5.3.3 created 1961, deleted 1972
1.5.3.8 created 1989, deleted 1992
1.5.3.9 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2002
1.5.99.7 created 1976, deleted 2002
1.5.99.10 created 1999, deleted 2002