Microbial Oxidation of Hydrocarbons: Properties of a Soluble Methane Monooxygenase from a Facultative Methane-Utilizing Organism, Methylobacterium sp. Strain CRL-26
AUTOR(ES)
Patel, Ramesh N.
RESUMO
Methylobacterium sp. strain CRL-26 grown in a fermentor contained methane monooxygenase activity in soluble fractions. Soluble methane monooxygenase catalyzed the epoxidation/hydroxylation of a variety of hydrocarbons, including terminal alkenes, internal alkenes, substituted alkenes, branched-chain alkenes, alkanes (C1 to C8), substituted alkanes, branched-chain alkanes, carbon monoxide, ethers, and cyclic and aromatic compounds. The optimum pH and temperature for the epoxidation of propylene by soluble methane monooxygenase were found to be 7.0 and 40°C, respectively. Among various compounds tested, only NADH2 or NADPH2 could act as an electron donor. Formate and NAD+ (in the presence of formate dehydrogenase contained in the soluble fraction) or 2-butanol in the presence of NAD+ and secondary alcohol dehydrogenase generated the NADH2 required for the methane monooxygenase. Epoxidation of propylene catalyzed by methane monooxygenase was not inhibited by a range of potential inhibitors, including metal-chelating compounds and potassium cyanide. Sulfhydryl agents and acriflavin inhibited monooxygenase activity. Soluble methane monooxygenase was resolved into three components by ion-exchange chromatography. All three compounds are required for the epoxidation and hydroxylation reactions.
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