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Function : n-alkane hydroxylation

Function Description

ID NFUNC_0008
Created 2012-09-07
Description Alkane 1-monooxygenase (NRULE_0024) catalyzes the hydroxylation of n-alkanes and fatty acids in the presence of a NADH-rubredoxin reductase (NRULE_0040) and rubredoxin (NRULE_0039).
Comment
Pathway
Hydrocarbon metabolism; alkane degradation
Subunit structure
The toluene monooxygenase enzyme consists of oxygenase components (NRULE_0027,NRULE_0028), electron transfer component (NRULE_0032) and effector protein (NRULE_0033)
Sequence similarities
NRULE_0041 belongs to the cytochrome P450 family
Cross Reference UniPathway UPA00191

Function Constitution

TypePattern Component Gene
n-alkane hydroxylation(NFUNC_0008)
RequireA
CYP153
(NRULE_0041)
Cytochrome P450 CYP153
B
ALKB
(NRULE_0024)
Alkane 1-monooxygenase
C
MMA
(NRULE_0027)
Multicomponent monooxygenase alpha subunit
MMB
(NRULE_0028)
Multicomponent monooxygenase beta subunit
FDR1
(NRULE_0032)
Oxygenase electron transfer component
MME
(NRULE_0033)
Multicomponent monooxygenase effector protein
Participant 
RUBA
(NRULE_0039)
Rubredoxin
 
RUBB
(NRULE_0040)
Rubredoxin reductase
 
MMG1
(NRULE_0029)
Multicomponent monooxygenase gamma subunit
 
MMG2
(NRULE_0030)
Multicomponent monooxygenase gamma subunit
 
MMG3
(NRULE_0031)
Multicomponent monooxygenase gamma subunit
 
FDX1
(NRULE_0034)
Putative Rieske-type ferredoxin

Potential Functional Microbe

Scientific nameNBRC No.Scientific nameNBRC No.Scientific nameNBRC No.
Acidiphilium multivorum100883Acinetobacter radioresistens102413Acinetobacter sp.100985
Actinoplanes missouriensis102363Actinopolyspora iraqiensis103187Amycolatopsis azurea14573
Amycolatopsis mediterranei13415Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens14792Brevundimonas diminuta12697
Catenulispora acidiphila102108Caulobacter segnis15250Conexibacter woesei100937
Congregibacter litoralis104960Corynebacterium terpenotabidum14764Cupriavidus metallidurans102507
Gordonia aichiensis108223Gordonia alkanivorans16433Gordonia amarae15530
Gordonia amicalis100051Gordonia araii100433Gordonia bronchialis16047
Gordonia effusa100432Gordonia hirsuta16056Gordonia namibiensis108229
Gordonia otitidis100426Gordonia polyisoprenivorans16320Gordonia rhizosphera16068
Gordonia rubripertincta101908Gordonia sihwensis108236Gordonia soli108243
Gordonia sputi100414Gordonia terrae100016Hyphomonas neptunium14232
Kyrpidia tusciae15312Marivirga tractuosa15989Micromonospora aurantiaca16155
Microscilla marina16560Rhodobacter sphaeroides12203Rhodococcus erythropolis100887
Rhodococcus opacus108011Sphingobium japonicum101211Sphingomonas echinoides15742
Thauera linaloolentis102519Thermomicrobium roseumThermomonospora curvata15933
Tsukamurella paurometabola16120