identifier: traitmech:000133
label: methanol oxidation
definition: A metabolism in which an organism oxidizes methanol, typically to formaldehyde,
  as a carbon and energy source.
definition_source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
trait_category: METABOLISM
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: PROPOSED
parent_traits:
- METPO:1000060
synonyms:
- synonym_text: methanol_oxidation
  synonym_type: RELATED_SYNONYM
  source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
xrefs:
- GO:0015946
evidence:
- reference: DOI:10.3389/fbioe.2021.787791
  snippet: methanol utilization in methylotrophy
  notes: Le et al. review methanol dehydrogenases as primary enzymes that convert
    methanol to formaldehyde during methylotrophy.
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-08T00:00:00Z'
  curator: codex
  action: PROPOSED_FROM_RESEARCH
  changes: Proposed a DOI-backed FAPROTAX metabolic capability from proposals/metpo_traitmech_v11
    after repository-wide duplicate review.
  llm_assisted: true