Protein
Particulate methane monooxygenase alpha subunit
Organism
Methylococcus capsulatus (strain ATCC 33009 / NCIMB 11132 / Bath)
Function
Methane monooxygenase is responsible for the initial oxygenation of methane to methanol in methanotrophs. At least in vitro, specific quinols can replace NADH as reductants.
Sequence
MKTIKDRIAKWSAIGLLSAVAATAFYAPSASAHGEKSQAAFMRMRTIHWYDLSWSKEKVKINETVEIKGKFHVFEGWPETVDEPDVAFLNVGMPGPVFIRKESYIGGQLVPRSVRLEIGKTYDFRVVLKARRPGDWHVHTMMNVQGGGPIIGPGKWITVEGSMSEFRNPVTTLTGQTVDLENYNEGNTYFWHAFWFAIGVAWIGYWSRRPIFIPRLLMVDAGRADELVSATDRKVAMGFLAATILIVVMAMSSANSKYPITIPLQAGTMRGMKPLELPAPTVSVKVEDATYRVPGRAMRMKLTITNHGNSPIRLGEFYTASVRFLDSDVYKDTTGYPEDLLAEDGLSVSDNSPLAPGETRTVDVTASDAAWEVYRLSDIIYDPDSRFAGLLFFFDATGNRQVVQIDAPLIPSFM