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EC 1.14.13.25 Details
EC number
1.14.13.25
Accepted name
methane monooxygenase (soluble)
Reaction
methane + NAD(P)H + H+ + O2 = methanol + NAD(P)+ + H2O
Other name(s)
methane hydroxylase
Systematic name
methane,NAD(P)H:oxygen oxidoreductase (hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
51961-97-8
Comment
The enzyme is soluble, in contrast to the particulate enzyme, EC 1.14.18.3. Broad specificity; many alkanes can be hydroxylated, and alkenes are converted into the corresponding epoxides; CO is oxidized to CO2, ammonia is oxidized to hydroxylamine, and some aromatic compounds and cyclic alkanes can also be hydroxylated, but more slowly.
History
created 1984, modified 2011
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