TABLE 1.
Enzymatic activity (mU) of porcine diamine oxidase (DAO) (mean ± SD) on different amino substrates.
| Substrates |
DAO activity (mU) | ||
| Common name | Chemical name | Chemical structure | |
| Histamine | 2-(1H-imidazol-4-yl) ethanamine |
|
28.16 ± 1.00a |
| Putrescine | Butane-1,4-diamine |
|
14.11 ± 0.99b |
| Cadaverine | Pentane-1,5-diamine |
|
16.20 ± 1.20b |
| Tyramine |
4-(2-Aminoethyl) phenol |
|
1.77 ± 0.61c |
| Spermidine | N1-(3-Aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine |
|
0.65 ± 0.24c |
| Spermine | N1,N4-Bis (3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine |
|
0.58 ± 0.10c |
Different letters denote statistically significant differences (p < 0.001).