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1mmo
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| , resolution 2.2Å | |||||||
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| Ligands: | and | ||||||
| Activity: | Methane monooxygenase, with EC number 1.14.13.25 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A BACTERIAL NON-HAEM IRON HYDROXYLASE THAT CATALYSES THE BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION OF METHANE
Overview
The 2.2 A crystal structure of the 251K alpha 2 beta 2 gamma 2 dimeric hydroxylase protein of methane monooxygenase from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) reveals the geometry of the catalytic di-iron core. The two iron atoms are bridged by exogenous hydroxide and acetate ligands and further coordinated by four glutamate residues, two histidine residues and a water molecule. The dinuclear iron centre lies in a hydrophobic active-site cavity for binding methane. An extended canyon runs between alpha beta pairs, which have many long alpha-helices, for possible docking of the reductase and coupling proteins required for catalysis.
About this Structure
1MMO is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Methylococcus capsulatus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of a bacterial non-haem iron hydroxylase that catalyses the biological oxidation of methane., Rosenzweig AC, Frederick CA, Lippard SJ, Nordlund P, Nature. 1993 Dec 9;366(6455):537-43. PMID:8255292
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