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Subhadipa 2020 Deamination Subhadipa 2020 Fate of Amino acid • Deamination is the removal of an α amino group from a molecule. Amino group is converted into ammonia while the amino acid itself converts into its corresponding keto acid. • Enzymes that catalyse this reaction are called deaminases. • In the human body, deamination takes place primarily in the liver, however it is also deaminated in the kidney. Oxidative deamination Subhadipa 2020 Oxidative deamination is stereospecific and is catalyzed by L- or D-amino acid oxidase. The initial step is removal of two hydrogen atoms by the flavin coenzyme, with formation of an unstable α-amino acid intermediate. This intermediate undergoes decomposition by addition of water and forms the ammonium ion and the corresponding α-keto acid. Presence of O2 is essential. By the help of L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) • Enzyme present in mitochondria, peroxisomes and ER of mammalian kidneys and liver only. • It contains FMN/FAD as the prosthetic group. • It can’t act on glycine and L-isomers basic amino acids. H2O Subhadipa 2020 By the help of D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) It occurs in peroxisomes of mammalian liver and kidneys. It can’t act on D-isomers of glutamic acid, asparagine, dicarboxylic acid and basic amino acids. It contains FAD as prosthetic group. Subhadipa 2010 By the help of Glutamate dehydrogenase • It is present in all tissue. • It needs NAD or NADP as coenzyme. By the help of Subhadipa 2020 Glycine oxidase • FAD as a prosthetic group. • Act on glycine. Subhadipa 2020 Non-oxidative deamination Molecular O2 is non essential. Occurs mainly in liver. By the help of amino acid dehydratase (serine and threonine), amino acid lyase (histidine and aspartic acid), amino acid desulfhydrase (cysteine), trans-sulfurase (partial deamination, cysteine), amide hydrolase (aspargine). By the help of Amino acid dehydratase Subhadipa 2020 By the help of Desulfhydrase Subhadipa 2020 By the help of Amino acid lyase Subhadipa 2020 By the help of Amide hydrolase/asparginase Subhadipa 2020 Subhadipa 2020 Significances.

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