Mouse d-Amino-Acid Oxidase: Distribution and Physiological Substrates

R Koga, Y Miyoshi, H Sakaue, K Hamase… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
d-Amino-acid oxidase (DAO) catalyzes the oxidative deamination of d-amino acids. DAO is
present in a wide variety of organisms and has important roles. Here, we review the …

Potential Role for Astroglial d-Amino Acid Oxidase in Extracellular d-Serine Metabolism and Cytotoxicity

HK Park, Y Shishido, S Ichise-Shishido… - Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract d-Amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a flavoenzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of d-
amino acids. In the brain, gene expression of DAO is detected in astrocytes. Among the …

Age-and gender-dependent D-amino acid oxidase activity in mouse brain and peripheral tissues: implication for aging and neurodegeneration

SH Kim, Y Shishido, H Sogabe… - The journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a flavoenzyme, catalysing oxidative deamination of D-amino
acids to produce corresponding α-keto acids, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. In our …

Variations of l- and d-amino acid levels in the brain of wild-type and mutant mice lacking d-amino acid oxidase activity

S Du, Y Wang, CA Weatherly, K Holden… - Analytical and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract d-amino acids are now recognized to be widely present in organisms and play
essential roles in biological processes. Some d-amino acids are metabolized by d-amino …

Activity of D-amino acid oxidase is widespread in the human central nervous system

J Sasabe, M Suzuki, N Imanishi, S Aiso - Frontiers in synaptic …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It has been proposed that D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) plays an essential role in degrading
D-serine, an endogenous coagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors …

Mutant Mice and Rats Lacking D‐Amino Acid Oxidase

R Konno, K Hamase, R Maruyama… - Chemistry & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract d‐Amino acid oxidase (DAO) catalyzes oxidative deamination of d‐amino acids.
Since d‐amino acids are considered to be rare in eukaryotes, physiological function of this …

Potential cytotoxic effect of hydroxypyruvate produced from d-serine by astroglial d-amino acid oxidase

SP Chung, K Sogabe, HK Park, Y Song… - The journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract d-Amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a flavoenzyme that exists in the kidney, liver and
brain of mammals. This enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of d-amino acids to the …

Biochemical properties of human D-amino acid oxidase

G Murtas, S Sacchi, M Valentino… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
D-amino acid oxidase catalyzes the oxidative deamination of D-amino acids. In the brain,
the NMDA receptor coagonist D-serine has been proposed as its physiological substrate. In …

Structural, Kinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Mechanisms of d-Amino Acid Oxidase Inhibition by Small Molecules

SC Hopkins, MLR Heffernan, LD Saraswat… - Journal of medicinal …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We characterized the mechanism and pharmacodynamics of five structurally distinct
inhibitors of d-amino acid oxidase. All inhibitors bound the oxidized form of human enzyme …

Determination of D-serine and D-alanine in the tissues and physiological fluids of mice with various D-amino-acid oxidase activities using two-dimensional high …

Y Miyoshi, K Hamase, Y Tojo, M Mita, R Konno… - … of chromatography B, 2009 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional-HPLC procedures have been established for the sensitive and selective
determination of d-serine (d-Ser) and d-alanine (d-Ala), and their amounts in the tissues and …