Biological Nitrogen Removal Database
A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal
Biological Nitrogen Removal Database
A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal
| Enzyme name | Methyl coenzyme M reductase |
| Synonyms | MCR;methyl coenzyme M reductase A;methyl coenzyme M reductase;mcrA; methyl-CoM reductase;methyl-coenzyme M reductase A;MCR I; MCR II alpha;MCR II beta;MCR II gamma |
| Gene cluster | mcrABG |
| Classification | Transferases |
| Genes | mcrA;mcrB;mcrG |
| Pathway | Nitrogen metabolism: nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO): Methanogenesis |
| Substrate | methyl-CoM;Coenzyme B |
| Product | Methane;Coenzyme M 7-mercaptoheptanoylthreonine-phosphate heterodisulfide |
| Mechanism | Link |
| Subunit | |
| Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
mcrA methyl-coenzyme M reductase alpha subunit Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus strain Marburg Reviewed X07794 CAA30639.1 P11558 |
| Reference | |
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Authors Title PubMed ID Full research link |
Shima and Thauer. 2005 Methyl-coenzyme M reductase and the anaerobic oxidation of methane in methanotrophic Archaea |
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Authors Title PubMed ID Full research link |
Zhu et al., 2019 Nitric Oxide Dismutase (nod) Genes as a Functional Marker for the Diversity and Phylogeny of Methane-Driven Oxygenic Denitrifiers |
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Authors Title PubMed ID Full research link |
Wu et al., 2011 A new intra-aerobic metabolism in the nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane-oxidizing bacterium Candidatus 'Methylomirabilis oxyfera' |
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Authors Title PubMed ID Full research link |
Zhu et al., 2017 Unexpected Diversity and High Abundance of Putative Nitric Oxide Dismutase (Nod) Genes in Contaminated Aquifers and Wastewater Treatment Systems |