Methane monooxygenase (particulate)

Methane monooxygenase (particulate) (EC 1.14.18.3) is an enzyme with systematic name methane,quinol:oxygen oxidoreductase.^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

methane + quinol + O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ methanol + quinone + H₂O

Methane monooxygenase (particulate)
Particulate methane monooxygenase hexa-heterotrimer, Methylococcus capsulatus
Identifiers
EC no.	1.14.18.3
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Methane monooxygenase contains copper. It is membrane-bound enzyme present in methanotrophs.

See also

• Methane monooxygenase