Entry
Name
(hydroxymethyl)phosphonate dioxygenase;
phnZ1 (gene name)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases);
With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
(hydroxymethyl)phosphonate:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase (formate-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
(hydroxymethyl)phosphonate + O2 = formate + phosphate [RN:
R12451 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Requires iron(II). The enzyme, characterized from the marine bacterium Gimesia maris, participates in a methylphosphonate degradation pathway. It also has the activity of EC
1.13.11.78 , (2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)phosphonate dioxygenase (glycine-forming).
History
EC 1.13.11.89 created 2019
Pathway
ec00440 Phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism
Orthology
K05915 (hydroxymethyl)phosphonate/2-amino-1-hydroxyethylphosphonate dioxygenase
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Gama SR, Vogt M, Kalina T, Hupp K, Hammerschmidt F, Pallitsch K, Zechel DL
Title
An Oxidative Pathway for Microbial Utilization of Methylphosphonic Acid as a Phosphate Source.
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