Dopamine (DA) is oxidatively deaminated to 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) by monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), bound to its cofactor FAD (O'Caroll et al.1983).
Tipton, KF, O'Carroll, AM, Phillips, JP, Tobbia, I, Fowler, CJ
primary amine oxidase activity of MAOA:FAD [mitochondrial outer membrane]
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