The heme monooxygenase cytochrome P450cam can be engineered to oxidize ethane to ethanol.
Xu
Feng
F
Laboratory of Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Bell
Stephen G
SG
Lednik
Jaka
J
Insley
Andrew
A
Rao
Zihe
Z
Wong
Luet-Lok
LL
D001665:Binding Sites; D019475:Camphor 5-Monooxygenase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D004980:Ethane / Q000737:chemistry*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000737:chemistry*; D009154:Mutation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*
D000431:Ethanol; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D019475:Camphor 5-Monooxygenase; D004980:Ethane