D-Amino Acid Oxidase (Crude Enzyme)

D-Amino Acid Oxidase (DAAO; also DAO, OXDA, DAMOX) is a peroxisomal enzyme containing FAD as cofactor that is expressed in a wide range of species from yeasts to human. It is not present in plants or in bacteria which instead use D-amino acid dehydrogenase. Its function is to oxidize D-amino acids to the corresponding imino acids, producing ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. DAAO is a candidate susceptibility gene and together with G72 may play a role in the glutamatergic mechanisms of schizophrenia. Risperidone andsodium benzoate are inhibitors of DAAO. DAAO is used as a biocatalyst in several biotechnological applications, such as the oxidation of cephalosporin C, the deracemition of racemic D-amino acid solutions and as the biological component in several biosensors for the determination of the content in D-amino acids of biological fluids. This protein may use the morpheein model of allosteric regulation. This product with the indicated enzyme activity was briefly purified from engineered E. coli.

• Supplier: Creative Enzymes
• Product #: NATE-1807
• CAS: 9000-88-8