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EC 1.14.14.28 Details
EC number
1.14.14.28
Accepted name
long-chain alkane monooxygenase
Reaction
a long-chain alkane + FMNH2 + O2 = a long-chain primary alcohol + FMN + H2O
Systematic name
long-chain-alkane,FMNH2:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2, is capable of converting alkanes ranging from C15 to C36 into their corresponding primary alcohols [1,2]. The FMNH2 cofactor is provided by an FMN reductase [3].
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.6.5.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.14.14.2 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.14.4 created 2000, deleted 2002