This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Monoamine oxidase A is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
 |
|
| Ribbon diagram of an MAO-A monomer, with FAD and clorgiline bound, oriented as if attached to the outer membrane of a mitochondrion. From PDB 2BXS. | |
|
monoamine oxidase A
|
|
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | MAOA |
| Entrez | 4128 |
| HUGO | 6833 |
| OMIM | 309850 |
| RefSeq | NM_000240 |
| UniProt | P21397 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 1.4.3.4 |
| Locus | Chr. X p11.4-p11.3 |
Monoamine oxidase A is an isozyme of monoamine oxidase. It preferentially deaminates norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and serotonin. It is inhibited by clorgiline.
 |
This EC 1.4 enzyme-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This medical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 13 November 2007, at 21:56.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Monoamine oxidase A".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.