New biotech applications from evolved D-amino acid oxidases

L Pollegioni, G Molla - Trends in biotechnology, 2011 - cell.com
d-Amino acid oxidase (DAAO) is a well-known flavoenzyme that catalyzes the oxygen-
dependent oxidative deamination of amino acid D-isomers with absolute stereospecificity …

Properties and applications of microbial D-amino acid oxidases: current state and perspectives

L Pollegioni, G Molla, S Sacchi, E Rosini… - Applied microbiology …, 2008 - Springer
D-Amino acid oxidase (DAAO) is a biotechnologically relevant enzyme that is used in a
variety of applications. DAAO is a flavine adenine dinucleotide-containing flavoenzyme that …

Insulin and serine metabolism as sex-specific hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in the human hippocampus

E Maffioli, G Murtas, V Rabattoni, B Badone, F Tripodi… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Healthy aging is an ambitious aspiration for humans, but neurodegenerative disorders, such
as Alzheimer's disease (AD), strongly affect quality of life. Using an integrated omics …

Serum d-serine levels are altered in early phases of Alzheimer's disease: towards a precocious biomarker

L Piubelli, L Pollegioni, V Rabattoni, M Mauri… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract d-Serine acts as a co-agonist of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) which
appear overactivated in AD, while d-aspartate is a modulatory molecule acting on NMDAR …

Hydrophilicity‐based engineering of the active pocket of D‐amino acid oxidase leading to highly improved specificity toward D‐glufosinate

K Yang, B Huang, C Amanze, Z Yan, G Qiu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to its stringent stereospecificity, D‐amino acid oxidase (DAAO) has made it very easy to
synthesize L‐amino acids. However, the low activity of the wild‐type enzyme toward …

D-Amino acid oxidase: structure, catalytic mechanism, and practical application

VI Tishkov, SV Khoronenkova - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2005 - Springer
D-Amino acid oxidase (DAAO) is a FAD-dependent enzyme that plays an important role in
microbial metabolism, utilization of endogenous D-amino acids, regulation of the nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of human D-amino acid oxidase

G Molla, S Sacchi, M Bernasconi, MS Pilone, K Fukui… - FEBS letters, 2006 - Elsevier
d-Amino acid oxidase (DAAO) has been proposed to be involved in the oxidation of d-
serine, an allosteric activator of the NMDA-type glutamate receptor in the brain, and to be …

Identification of multiple serine racemase (SRR) mRNA isoforms and genetic analyses of SRR and DAO in schizophrenia and D-serine levels

K Yamada, T Ohnishi, K Hashimoto, H Ohba… - Biological …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: We previously reported a reduction in serum levels of d-serine, an
endogenous co-agonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, in schizophrenia …

Age-related changes in D-aspartate oxidase promoter methylation control extracellular D-aspartate levels and prevent precocious cell death during brain aging

D Punzo, F Errico, L Cristino, S Sacchi… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
The endogenous NMDA receptor (NMDAR) agonist d-aspartate occurs transiently in the
mammalian brain because it is abundant during embryonic and perinatal phases before …

D-amino acid oxidase inhibitors as a novel class of drugs for schizophrenia therapy

S Sacchi, E Rosini, L Pollegioni… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Over the years, accumulating evidence has indicated that D-serine represents the
endogenous ligand for the glycinemodulatory binding site on the NR1 subunit of N-methyl-D …