Methane-To-Methanol Conversion (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Methane-To-Methanol Conversion

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The primary metabolic enzyme in methanotrophic bacteria, particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO), catalyzes the methane-to-methanol conversion at a site with one copper ion.

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Northwestern University

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