title: Lysyl-oxidase activity in the odontoblast-predentine layer isolated from bovine incisor teeth.
abstract: This layer had lysyl-oxidase (EC 1.4.3.13) activity, 4-11 times higher than either the sub-odontoblast layer or central pulp tissue, and similar to that in chick aorta, one of the tissues richest in such activity. This finding relates to the potential for rapid cross-link formation following synthesis of the predentine collagenous matrix.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
mesh_terms: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003804:Dentin / Q000201:enzymology*; D003810:Dentinogenesis; D007180:Incisor; D009804:Odontoblasts / Q000201:enzymology*; D008249:Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; D008249:Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase