Dichloromethane dehalogenase
Dichloromethane dehalogenase (EC 4.5.1.3; systematic name dichloromethane chloride-lyase (adding H2O; chloride-hydrolysing; formaldehyde-forming)) is a lyase enzyme that generates formaldehyde.[1]
- dichloromethane + H2O = formaldehyde + 2 chloride
| Dichloromethane dehalogenase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.5.1.3 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 97002-70-5 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Glutathione is required for its activity.
References
- Kohler-Staub D, Leisinger T (May 1985). "Dichloromethane dehalogenase of Hyphomicrobium sp. strain DM2". Journal of Bacteriology. 162 (2): 676–81. PMC 218903. PMID 3988708.
External links
- Dichloromethane+dehalogenase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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