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lysyl oxidase activity

Known as: protein-L-lysine:oxygen 6-oxidoreductase (deaminating), protein-lysine 6-oxidase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: peptidyl-L-lysyl-peptide + H2O + O2 = peptidyl-allysyl-peptide + NH3 + hydrogen peroxide. [EC:1.4.3.13]
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LOX geneProtein-Lysine 6-Oxidase

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2011
2011
[Altered collagene characteristics and lysyl oxidase activity in lathyrism].
Experiments were carried out on rats with lathyrism, which was induced by adding semicarbazide (0.075%) into drinking water for… 
2009
2009
Letter to the editor: "Looking for molecular mechanisms underlying aberrant elastin deposition in hypertension".
to the editor: Elastic fibers may be key elements in the pathophysiology of hypertensive vascular remodeling. In addition to the… 
1991
1991
A colorimetric method for lysyl oxidase activity in copper deficient rats fed a high fructose diet
Lysyl oxidase is involved in initiating cross link formation in collagen and elastin. The activity of lysyl oxidase is… 
1990
1990
[The diagnostic importance of research on the lysyl oxidase activity in children with circumscribed scleroderma].
Blood serum lysyl oxidase activity considerably varies, these variations correlating with the skin process dissemination, in… 
1988
1988
Serum lysyl oxidase activity in patients with various liver diseases
1985
1985
Impairment of elastin resynthesis in the lungs of hamsters with experimental emphysema induced by sequential administration of elastase and trypsin.
The nonelastolytic proteases trypsin and chymotrypsin were administered to hamsters 24 hours after intratracheal injection of… 
1985
1985
Lysyl oxidase activity in lungs of copper-deficient hamsters.
Lysyl oxidase, the enzyme responsible for mediating crosslink formation in collagen and elastin, requires copper for its activity… 
1984
1984
The inhibition of lysyl oxidase in vivo by isoniazid and its reversal by pyridoxal. Effect on collagen cross-linking in the chick embryo.
Isonicotinic acid hydrazide (isoniazid) causes a large increase in the salt-solubility of collagen when injected into chick… 
1977
1977
A critical role for copper in aortic elastin structure and synthesis.
Copper deficiency initiates extensive pathological changes in the major arteries of young chicks and pigs. These changes for the… 
1977
1977
The existence of inhibited lysyl oxidase and the presence of multiple forms.
Considerable difficulty in puriying tissue lysyl oxidase has been previously encountered and the cause of this difficulty has now…