Term Name: glyceryl-ether monooxygenase activity
Synonyms: 1-alkyl-sn-glycerol,tetrahydrobiopterin:oxygen oxidoreductase activity, alkylglycerol monooxygenase activity, glyceryl ether oxygenase activity, glyceryl etherase activity, glyceryl-ether cleaving enzyme activity, O-alkylglycerol monooxygenase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: 1-alkyl-sn-glycerol + O2 + (tetrahydrobiopterin/tetrahydropteridine) = 1-hydroxyalkyl-sn-glycerol + H2O + (dihydrobiopterin/dihydropteridine).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0050479]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced pteridine as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen