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:

  1. A. Adjoining amino groups
  2. B. Removing methyl groups
  3. C. Carboxylation
  4. D. Oxidative deamination
  5. 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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