Enzyme catalysis methane monooxygenase

Ammonia monooxygenase catalyzes also the oxidation of methane (Hyman and Wood, 1983) and carbon monoxide (Tsang and Suzuki, 1982) to methanol and carbon dioxide, respectively, in addition to the catalysis of the oxidation of ammonia. The oxidation of methane by the enzyme will be described again below in relation to the regulation of the methane formation by the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. 

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