| Literature DB >> 2563939 |
Y Nagata1, R Konno, Y Yasumura, T Akino.
Abstract
The physiological role of D-amino acid oxidase was investigated by using mutant ddY/DAO- mice lacking the enzyme. Free D-amino acid concentrations in the mutant mice were significantly higher than those of control ddY/DAO+ mice in kidney, liver, lung, heart, brain, erythrocytes, serum and urine. The results suggest that the enzyme is involved in the catabolism of free D-amino acids in the body, and that free D-amino acids are also excreted into urine.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2563939 PMCID: PMC1135571 DOI: 10.1042/bj2570291
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857