TOWARDS A UNIFIED MECHANISM OF BIOLOGICAL METHANE OXIDATION

被引：26

作者：

DALTON, H

SMITH, DDS

PILKINGTON, SJ

机构：

[1] Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry

来源：

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS | 1990年 / 87卷 / 3-4期

关键词：

METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; MU-HYDROXO-BRIDGED BINUCLEAR IRON CENTER;

D O I：

10.1016/0378-1097(90)90455-Y

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

The biological oxidation of methane to methanol is catalysed by soluble and particulate forms of the enzyme methane monooxygenase. Little information is available regarding the structure and mechanism of the particulate enzyme whereas much is known about the soluble form of the enzyme. This review concentrates on current knowledge of the structure of the components of the soluble methane monooxygenase and draws together these results with those on the kinetics and substrate specificity of the enzyme in a possible chemical mechanism for enzymatic methane oxidation.

引用

页码：201 / 207

页数：7

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