Methane monooxygenase and its related biomimetic models.
The past year has seen significant advances in the understanding of the dioxygen-activating chemistry of non-heme diiron enzymes, such as methane monooxygenase. Recent spectroscopic and structural studies on various biomimetic model compounds have provided new and valuable insights into this enzyme's mechanism of action and the important dioxygen-activation process.
Westerheide
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Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Münster, Münster, D-48149, Germany.
Pascaly
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Krebs
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D002384:Catalysis; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
D010105:Oxygenases; C021555:methane monooxygenase