Title: D-Amino Acid Oxidase
CAS Registry Number: 9000-88-8
Synonyms: DAAO
Literature References: Flavoprotein that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of D-amino acids to the corresponding a-keto acids. Found in the kidney and liver of nearly all mammals studied. Isoln from pig kidney: Krebs,
Enzymologia 7, 53 (1939); Straub,
Nature 141, 603 (1938); Negelein, Br?mel,
Biochem. Z. 300, 225 (1939); Massey
et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 48, 1 (1961); from sheep kidney: Burton,
Methods Enzymol. 2, 199 (1955). Physical properties: Yagi
et al., J. Biochem. 61, 580 (1967). Partial structure: Kotaki
et al., ibid. 598. Studies on specificity and inhibition: Dixon, Kleppe,
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 96, 368 (1965). Reaction intermediates: K. Yagi,
Front. Physicochem. Biol., Proc. Int. Symp. 1977, B. Pullman, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 1978) pp 299-308.
Review: Meister, Wellner in
The Enzymes 7, P. Boyer
et al., Eds. (Academic Press, New York, 1963) pp 634-648.
