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Detailed description of the enzyme

Enzyme name Ammonia monooxygenase (AMO)
Synonyms AMO;
Copper-containing membrane-bound monooxygenase;
Ammonia monoxygenase;
amoA;
AmoB;
Ammonia,donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (hydroxylamine-producing)
Gene cluster amoCABD
Classification Oxidoreductases
Genes amoA, amoB, amoC
Pathway Nitrogen metabolism: Nitrification: Ammonia oxidation
Substrate Ammonia (NH3) 
Reduced acceptor
Oxygen (O2)
Product Hydroxylamine (NH2OH)
Acceptor
Water (H2O)
Mechanism Link
Subunit
Gene
Protein name
Organism
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Accession Number (Genbank)
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Accession Number (UniProt)
 amoA
Ammonia monooxygenase alpha subunit
Nitrosomonas europaea strain ATCC 19718
Reviewed
AL954747
CAD85974.1
Q04507
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
 amoB
Ammonia monooxygenase alpha subunit
Nitrosomonas europaea strain ATCC 19718
Reviewed
AL954747
CAD85973.1
Q04508
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
 amoC
Ammonia monooxygenase, subunit C
Candidatus Nitrospira nitrificans
Unreviewed
CZPZ01000032 
CUS38628.1
A0A0S4LRG1
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
 amoD
Ammonia monooxigenase subunit D
Chromatiaceae bacterium RW
Unreviewed
LR778175  
CAB1276647.1
A0A7G1QAF8
Reference

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Gilch et al., 2009

A soluble form of ammonia monooxygenase in Nitrosomonas europaea

19453274

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El Sheikh et al., 2008

Characterization of two new genes, amoR and amoD, in the amo operon of
the marine ammonia oxidizer Nitrosococcus oceani ATCC 19707

17993553

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El Sheikh and Klotz. 2008

Ammonia-dependent differential regulation of the gene cluster that
encodes ammonia monooxygenase in Nitrosococcus oceani ATCC 19707

18973622

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Musiani et al., 2020

The model structure of the copper-dependent ammonia monooxygenase

32926231

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Norton et al., 2002

Diversity of ammonia monooxygenase operon in autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

11807563

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Arp et al., 2002

Molecular biology and biochemistry of ammonia oxidation by Nitrosomonas europaea

12209257

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