KROK 1 2016 – Question 100 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
It is known that in catecholamine metabolism a special role belongs to monoamine oxidase (MAO). This enzyme inactivates mediators (noradrenalin, adrenalin, dopamine) by:
- A. Adjoining amino groups
- B. Removing methyl groups
- C. Carboxylation
- D. Oxidative deamination
- E. Hydrolysis
Hint
Focus on what the name 'monoamine oxidase' says about the type of reaction and which part of the substrate is changed.
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