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monoamine oxidase

monoamine oxidase Monoamine oxidase is an enzyme found in mitochondrial membranes in nerve endings, the liver, and other organs that breaks down naturally occurring monoamines by oxidative deamination.

Monoamine oxidase is an enzyme found in mitochondrial membranes in nerve endings, the liver, and other organs that breaks down naturally occurring monoamines by oxidative deamination. It helps regulate the metabolism of catecholamines and serotonin, and in the liver it also helps inactivate circulating monoamines such as tyramine absorbed from the gut.