Methane monooxygenase (particulate)

Methane monooxygenase (particulate)
Particulate methane monooxygenase hexa-heterotrimer, Methylococcus capsulatus
Identifiers
EC no.1.14.18.3
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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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 enzyme present in methanotrophs.