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Methylphosphonate synthase

Class of enzymes

Field	Value
Name	Methylphosphonate synthase
EC_number	1.13.11.73

Methylphosphonate synthase (, mpnS (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 2-hydroxyethylphosphonate:O2 1,2-oxidoreductase (methylphosphonate forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

: 2-hydroxyethylphosphonate + O2 \rightleftharpoons methylphosphonate + HCO3−

Methylphosphonate synthase is isolated from the marine archaeon Nitrosopumilus maritimus.

References

(August 2012). "Synthesis of methylphosphonic acid by marine microbes: a source for methane in the aerobic ocean". Science.

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