Structured Summary
Abstract
An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction between L-tyrosine, L-dopa, and oxygen to yield L-dopa, dopaquinone, and water. It is a copper protein that acts also on catechols, catalyzing some of the same reactions as CATECHOL OXIDASE. EC 1.14.18.1.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Cresolase
- Dopa Oxidase
- Phenol Oxidase
- Phenoloxidase
- Tyrosinase
- Monooxygenase, Monophenol
- Oxidase, Dopa
- Oxidase, Phenol
- Phenoloxidase A
- Phenoloxidase B
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
/defic: consider also ALBINISM
MeSH Record
History Note
92; was TYROSINASE 1977-91 (see under DIPHENOL OXIDASES 1977-90); TYROSINASE was see DIPHENOL OXIDASES 1975-76, see under DIPHENOL OXIDASES 1968-74 & see TYROSINE DECARBOXYLASE 1963-67; DOPA OXIDASE was heading 1973-91 (see under DIPHENOL OXIDASES 1968-90 (Prov 1973-74)), was see under TYROSINE DECARBOXYLASE 1963-67
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Diphenol Oxidases (1968-1976)
- Tyrosine Decarboxylase (1966-1967)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Monophenol Monooxygenase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014442. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014442
- Monophenol Monooxygenase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76616501