Alkane 1-monooxygenase
In enzymology, an alkane 1-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.15.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactions
- an alkane + reduced rubredoxin + O2 a primary alcohol + oxidized rubredoxin + H2O.
| alkane 1-monooxygenase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 1.14.15.3 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9059-16-9 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Alkanes of 6 to 22 carbons have been observed as substrates.[1] This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on paired donors, with oxygen as oxidant and incorporation or reduction of oxygen. The oxygen incorporated need not be derived from O2 with reduced iron-sulfur protein as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen into the other donor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alkane, reduced-rubredoxin:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include alkane 1-hydroxylase, omega-hydroxylase, fatty acid omega-hydroxylase, alkane monooxygenase, 1-hydroxylase, AlkB, and alkane hydroxylase. It contains a diiron non-heme active site.
References
- Cardini G, Jurtshuk P (1970). "The enzymatic hydroxylation of n-octane by Corynebacterium sp strain 7E1C". J. Biol. Chem. 245 (11): 2789–96. PMID 4317878.
- Peterson JA, Kusunose M, Kusunose E, Coon MJ (1967). "Enzymatic omega-oxidation. II. Function of rubredoxin as the electron carrier in omega-hydroxylation". J. Biol. Chem. 242 (19): 4334–40. PMID 4294330.