Dimethyl-sulfide monooxygenase explained

Dimethyl-sulfide monooxygenase
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Dimethyl-sulfide monooxygenase (dimethylsulfide monooxygenase) is an enzyme with systematic name dimethyl sulfide,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

dimethyl sulfide + O₂ + NADH + H⁺

\rightleftharpoons methanethiol + formaldehyde + NAD⁺ + H₂O

Dimethyl-sulfide monooxygenase has lower activity with diethyl sulfide and other short-chain alkyl methyl sulfides.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Ulrike . Kappler . Hendrik . Schäfer . Peter M.H. . Kroneck . Martha E. Sosa . Torres . vanc . The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment . Metal Ions in Life Sciences . 14 . 2014 . Springer . Chapter 11. Transformations of Dimethylsulfide . 279–313 . 10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_11 . 25416398 .
2. Dimethyl sulphoxide and dimethyl sulphide as a carbon, sulphur and energy source for growth of Hyphomicrobium S . De Bont . J.A.M. . Van Dijken . J.P. . Harder . W. . vanc . J. Gen. Microbiol. . 1981 . 127 . 2 . 315–323 . 10.1099/00221287-127-2-315.
3. Boden R, Borodina E, Wood AP, Kelly DP, Murrell JC, Schäfer H . Purification and characterization of dimethylsulfide monooxygenase from Hyphomicrobium sulfonivorans . Journal of Bacteriology . 193 . 5 . 1250–8 . March 2011 . 21216999 . 3067575 . 10.1128/JB.00977-10 .