ENTRY       EC 1.1.3.31
NAME        Methanol oxidase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
            With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME     Methanol:oxygen oxidoreductase
REACTION    Methanol + O2 = Formaldehyde + H2O2
SUBSTRATE   Methanol
            O2
PRODUCT     Formaldehyde
            H2O2
COFACTOR    FAD
COMMENT     A flavoprotein (FAD).  Acts on some other aliphatic alcohols,
            more slowly.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.1.3.31
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.1.3.31
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