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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