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Spatiotemporal localization of D-amino acid oxidase and D-aspartate oxidases during development in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 May 2012
Saitoh Yasuaki, Katane Masumi, Kawata Tomonori, Maeda Kazuhiro, Sekine Masae, Furuchi Takemitsu, Kobuna Hiroyuki, Sakamoto Taro, Inoue Takao, Arai Hiroyuki, Nakagawa Yasuhito, Homma Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Recent investigations have shown that a variety of D-amino acids are present in living organisms and that they possibly play important roles in physiological functions in the body. D-Amino acid oxidase (DAO) and D-aspartate oxidase (DDO) are degradative enzymes stereospecific for D-amino acids. They have been identified in various organisms, including mammals and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, although the...
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