Mouse d-Amino-Acid Oxidase: Distribution and Physiological Substrates

Reiko Koga1, Yurika Miyoshi2, Hiroaki Sakaue3

  • 1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Summary

Mouse d-amino-acid oxidase (DAO) is found in the kidney, brain, and spinal cord, but not the liver. Its main physiological substrates are d-alanine and d-serine, crucial for understanding neuropsychiatric diseases.

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