LAAO

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LAAO (plural LAAOs)

  1. (biochemistry) Initialism of L-amino-acid oxidase.
    • 2022 June 10, Oliveira, A.L., Viegas, M.F., da Silva, S.L. et al., “The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential”, in Nature Reviews Chemistry[1], volume 6, →DOI, page 453:
      Other toxins — namely snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs)34,36,40,41,42, snake venom serine proteases (SVSPs)34,36,43 and l-amino acid oxidases (LAAOs)34,44,45,46,47 — represent an average of 6% of elapid venom.