Monoamine oxidase A

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Ribbon diagram of an MAO-A monomer, with FAD and clorgiline bound, oriented as if attached to the outer membrane of a mitochondrion. From PDB 2BXS.
monoamine oxidase A
Identifiers
Symbol MAOA
Entrez 4128
HUGO 6833
OMIM 309850
RefSeq NM_000240
UniProt P21397
Other data
EC number 1.4.3.4
Locus Chr. X p11.4-p11.3

Monoamine oxidase A is an isozyme of monoamine oxidase. It preferentially deaminates norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and serotonin. It is inhibited by clorgiline.