Northwestern team identifies site in enzyme responsible for methane-methanol conversion

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By mmillikinMay 13, 2019, 3:30 am346 pts
Methanotrophic bacteria remove methane from the environment and convert it into methanol. An interdisciplinary team at Northwestern University has found that the enzyme responsible for the methane-methanol conversion catalyzes this reaction at a site that contains just one copper ion. The study is published in…

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