title: Species-dependent differences of the biochemical properties of diamine oxidase.
abstract: Diamine oxidase (DAO) from tissues of mice, rats and humans showed different properties with respect to stability and kinetic parameters. DAO-activities in homogenates of rat or human tissues, but not of mouse tissues, rapidly decreased upon storage at -20 degrees C. The Km-value for putrescine was 90 microM in mouse kidney or intestine. In rats different Km-values were observed before (272 microM) and after freezing (102 microM). A similar effect was observed with DAO in human kidney (321 and 39 microM, respectively). Treatment of rats with heparin resulted in a depletion of intestinal DAO and the concomitant appearance of DAO in blood. The enzyme remaining in the intestine showed the lower Km-value.
mesh_terms: D006631:Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing) / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000201:enzymology; D002460:Cell Line; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D006631:Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing)