From Methane to Methanol

Graphic of the reaction.

Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference
Rosenzweig AC, Frederick CA, Lippard SJ, Nordlund P. Nature (1993) 366(6455): 537-43.

Search Medline titles for bacterial methane monooxygenase.
178 citations on March 09, 2012. 
               Methane               
                  |
                  |  NADH + H+ + O2
  soluble methane | /
    monooxygenase |/
       1.14.13.25 | Search GenBank, 37 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  NAD+ + H2O
                  v
              Methanol
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