Methylphosphonate synthase

Methylphosphonate synthase
Identifiers
EC no.1.13.11.73
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Methylphosphonate synthase (EC 1.13.11.73, mpnS (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 2-hydroxyethylphosphonate:O2 1,2-oxidoreductase (methylphosphonate forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2-hydroxyethylphosphonate + O2 methylphosphonate + HCO3−

Methylphosphonate synthase is isolated from the marine archaeon Nitrosopumilus maritimus.

References

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  1. ^ Metcalf WW, Griffin BM, Cicchillo RM, Gao J, Janga SC, Cooke HA, Circello BT, Evans BS, Martens-Habbena W, Stahl DA, van der Donk WA (August 2012). "Synthesis of methylphosphonic acid by marine microbes: a source for methane in the aerobic ocean". Science. 337 (6098): 1104–7. doi:10.1126/science.1219875. PMC 3466329. PMID 22936780.
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