Methane monooxygenase (particulate)

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EC number 1.14.18.3 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Methane monooxygenase (particulate) (EC 1.14.18.3) is an enzyme with systematic name methane,quinol:oxygen oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

methane + quinol + O₂ ⇌ methanol + quinone + H₂O

Methane monooxygenase contains copper. It is membrane-bound.

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