"monoamine oxidase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: monoamine oxidases [plural], as MAO [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} monoamine oxidase (plural monoamine oxidases)
  1. (biochemistry) Either of two enzymes, found in the outer membrane of mitochondria, that degrade biogenic amines and are thus responsible for the destruction of transmitter substances at neuronal synapses. Wikipedia link: monoamine oxidase Categories (topical): Enzymes Translations (biochemistry: enzyme that degrades biogenic amines): monoaminooxidasa [feminine] (Catalan), 單胺氧化酶 (Chinese Mandarin), 单胺氧化酶 (dān'ànyǎnghuàméi) (Chinese Mandarin), monoaminooxidáza [feminine] (Czech), monoamine oxydase [feminine] (French), monoamminossidasi [feminine] (Italian), モノアミン酸化酵素 (Japanese), моноаминоксидаза (monoaminoksidaza) (Kazakh), monoaminorum oxidasis [neuter] (Latin), مونوآمین اکسیداز (Persian), monoamina oxidase [feminine] (Portuguese), monoamino oxidasa [feminine] (Spanish), monoaminooxidasa [feminine] (Spanish)

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