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CATH Superfamily 3.90.660.10

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FunFam 12: Polyamine oxidase 1

There are 4 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Polyamine oxidase (propane-1,3-diamine-forming). [EC: 1.5.3.14]
Spermidine + O(2) + H(2)O = propane-1,3-diamine + 4-aminobutanal + H(2)O(2).
  • As the products of the reaction cannot be converted directly to other polyamines, this class of polyamine oxidases is considered to be involved in the terminal catabolism of polyamines.
  • Catalyzes less efficiently the oxidation of N(1)-acetylspermine and spermine.
  • Differs in specificity from EC 1.5.3.13, EC 1.5.3.15, EC 1.5.3.16 and EC 1.5.3.17.
  • Formerly EC 1.5.3.11, EC 1.5.3.n6, EC 1.5.3.n7, EC 1.5.3.n8 and EC 1.5.3.n9.
 1 O64411
Non-specific polyamine oxidase. [EC: 1.5.3.17]
(1) Spermine + O(2) + H(2)O = spermidine + 3-aminopropanal + H(2)O(2). (2) Spermidine + O(2) + H(2)O = putrescine + 3-aminopropanal + H(2)O(2). (3) N(1)-acetylspermine + O(2) + H(2)O = spermidine + 3-acetamidopropanal + H(2)O(2). (4) N(1)-acetylspermidine + O(2) + H(2)O = putrescine + 3-acetamidopropanal + H(2)O(2).
  • The non-specific polyamine oxidases may differ from each other considerably.
  • The enzyme from Saccharomyces cerevisiae shows a rather broad specificity and also oxidizes N(8)-acetylspermidine.
  • The enzyme from Ascaris suum shows high activity with spermine and spermidine, but also oxidizes norspermine.
  • The enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana shows high activity with spermidine, but also oxidizes other polyamines.
  • The specific polyamine oxidases are classified as EC 1.5.3.13, EC 1.5.3.14, EC 1.5.3.15 and EC 1.5.3.16.
  • Formerly EC 1.5.3.11, EC 1.5.3.n1, EC 1.5.3.n2 and EC 1.5.3.n4.
 1 Q9FNA2
N(8)-acetylspermidine oxidase (propane-1,3-diamine-forming). [EC: 1.5.3.15]
N(8)-acetylspermidine + O(2) + H(2)O = propane-1,3-diamine + 4-acetamidobutanal + H(2)O(2).
  • Also active with N(1)-acetylspermine, weak activity with N(1),N(12)- diacetylspermine.
  • No activity with diaminopropane, putrescine, cadaverine, diaminohexane, norspermidine, spermine and spermidine.
  • Absence of monoamine oxidase (EC 1.4.3.4) activity.
  • Differs in specificity from EC 1.5.3.13, EC 1.5.3.14, EC 1.5.3.16 and EC 1.5.3.17.
  • Formerly EC 1.5.3.11, EC 1.5.3.n6, EC 1.5.3.n7, EC 1.5.3.n8 and EC 1.5.3.n9.
 1 O64411
Spermine oxidase. [EC: 1.5.3.16]
Spermine + O(2) + H(2)O = spermidine + 3-aminopropanal + H(2)O(2).
  • The enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtPAO1) oxidizes norspermine to norspermidine with high efficiency.
  • The mammalian enzyme, encoded by the SMOX gene, is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of spermine at the exo (three-carbon) side of the tertiary amine.
  • No activity with spermidine.
  • Weak activity with N(1)-acetylspermine.
  • Differs in specificity from EC 1.5.3.13, EC 1.5.3.14, EC 1.5.3.15 and EC 1.5.3.17.
  • Formerly EC 1.5.3.11, EC 1.5.3.n1, EC 1.5.3.n2, EC 1.5.3.n3 and EC 1.5.3.n5.
 1 Q9FNA2
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