Methylphosphonate synthase explained

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

2-hydroxyethylphosphonate + O₂

\rightleftharpoons methylphosphonate + HCO³⁻

Methylphosphonate synthase is isolated from the marine archaeon Nitrosopumilus maritimus.

Notes and References

1. Metcalf WW, Griffin BM, Cicchillo RM, Gao J, Janga SC, Cooke HA, Circello BT, Evans BS, Martens-Habbena W, Stahl DA, van der Donk WA . Synthesis of methylphosphonic acid by marine microbes: a source for methane in the aerobic ocean . Science . 337 . 6098 . 1104–7 . August 2012 . 22936780 . 3466329 . 10.1126/science.1219875 .