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Occurrence of mitochondrial monoamine oxidase in human semen

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Mitochondrial monoamine oxidase (MAO) was found in human semen, showing its Km and Vmax values of 91.7 μM and 290 pmoles/mg of protein/60 min, respectively, with kynuramine as substrate. A major part of the activity was due to type A MAO.

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    Present address: Department of Legal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 3600 Handa-cho, 431-31, Hamamatsu, Japan

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  1. Department of Legal Medicine and Division of Oncology, First Department of Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 466, Nagoya, Japan

    O. Suzuki, M. Oya, Y. Katsumata, T. Matsumoto & S. Yada

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Suzuki, O., Oya, M., Katsumata, Y. et al. Occurrence of mitochondrial monoamine oxidase in human semen. Experientia 35, 1289–1290 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963962

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