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NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH
Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 471-490Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007508008731
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brain damage; polyamines; polyamine oxidase; amine oxidases
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Several amine oxidases are involved in the metabolism of the natural polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine, and play a role in the regulation of intracellular concentrations, and the elimination of these amines. Since the products of the amine oxidase-catalyzed reactions hydrogen peroxide and aminoaldehydes - are cytotoxic, oxidative degradations of the polyamines have been considered as a cause of apoptotic cell death, among other things in brain injury. Since a generally accepted, unambiguous nomenclature for amine oxidases is missing, considerable confusion exists with regard to the polyamine oxidizing enzymes. Consequently the role of the different amine oxidases in physiological and pathological processes is frequently misunderstood. In the present overview the reactions, which are catalyzed by the different polyamine-oxidizing enzymes are summarized, and their potential role in brain damage is discussed.
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