Reaction: (1) spermine + O2 + H2O = spermidine + 3-aminopropanal + H2O2
(2) spermidine + O2 + H2O = putrescine + 3-aminopropanal + H2O2
(3) N1-acetylspermine + O2 + H2O = spermidine + 3-acetamidopropanal + H2O2
(4) N1-acetylspermidine + O2 + H2O = putrescine + 3-acetamidopropanal + H2O2
Other name(s): polyamine oxidase (ambiguous); Fms1; AtPAO3
Systematic name: polyamine:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-aminopropanal or 3-acetamidopropanal-forming)
Comments: A flavoprotein (FAD). The non-specific polyamine oxidases may differ from each other considerably. The enzyme from Saccharomyces cerevisiae shows a rather broad specificity and also oxidizes N8-acetylspermidine [3]. The enzyme from Ascaris suum shows high activity with spermine and spermidine, but also oxidizes norspermine [2]. The enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana shows high activity with spermidine, but also oxidizes other polyamines [1]. The specific polyamine oxidases are classified as EC 1.5.3.13 (N1-acetylpolyamine oxidase), EC 1.5.3.14 [polyamine oxidase (propane-1,3-diamine-forming)], EC 1.5.3.15 (N8-acetylspermidine oxidase (propane-1,3-diamine-forming)) and EC 1.5.3.16 (spermine oxidase).
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References:
1. Moschou, P.N., Sanmartin, M., Andriopoulou, A.H., Rojo, E., Sanchez-Serrano, J.J. and Roubelakis-Angelakis, K.A. Bridging the gap between plant and mammalian polyamine catabolism: a novel peroxisomal polyamine oxidase responsible for a full back-conversion pathway in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 147 (2008) 1845-1857. [PMID: 18583528]
2. Muller, S. and Walter, R.D. Purification and characterization of polyamine oxidase from Ascaris suum. Biochem. J. 283 (1992) 75-80. [PMID: 1567380]
3. Landry, J. and Sternglanz, R. Yeast Fms1 is a FAD-utilizing polyamine oxidase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 303 (2003) 771-776. [PMID: 12670477]