L-Amino Acid Oxidase
"L-Amino Acid Oxidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of L-amino acids to KETO ACIDS with the generation of AMMONIA and HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. L-amino acid oxidase is widely distributed in and is thought to contribute to the toxicity of SNAKE VENOMS.
| Descriptor ID |
D050830
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.664.500.677
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| Concept/Terms |
L-Amino Acid Oxidase- L-Amino Acid Oxidase
- Acid Oxidase, L-Amino
- L Amino Acid Oxidase
- Oxidase, L-Amino Acid
- Apoxin-I
- Ophio-Amino-Acid Oxidase
- Ophio Amino Acid Oxidase
- Oxidase, Ophio-Amino-Acid
- Apoxin I
- L-Amino Acid-Oxygen Oxidoreductase (Deaminating)
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