In molecular biology, the FAD dependent oxidoreductase family of proteins is a family of FAD dependent oxidoreductases. Members of this family include Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase , Sarcosine oxidase beta subunit , D-amino-acid dehydrogenase , D-aspartate oxidase . D-amino acid oxidase (DAMOX or DAO) is an FAD flavoenzyme that catalyses the oxidation of neutral and basic D-amino acids into their corresponding keto acids. DAOs have been characterised and sequenced in fungi and vertebrates where they are known to be located in the peroxisomes. D-aspartate oxidase (DASOX) is an enzyme, structurally related to DAO, which catalyses the same reaction but is active only toward dicarboxylic D-amino acids. In DAO, a conserved histidine has been shown to be important for the enzyme's catalytic activity. See also DAO D-amino-acid dehydrogenase D-amino acid oxidase D-aspartate oxidase Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Sarcosine oxidase References Protein domains Molecular biology