Biology:Alkylhalidase

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alkylhalidase
Identifiers
EC number3.8.1.1
CAS number9025-22-3
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, an alkylhalidase (EC 3.8.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

bromochloromethane + H2O [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] formaldehyde + bromide + chloride

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are bromochloromethane and H2O, whereas its 3 products are formaldehyde, bromide, and chloride.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on halide bonds in carbon-halide compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alkyl-halide halidohydrolase. Other names in common use include halogenase, haloalkane halidohydrolase, and haloalkane dehalogenase.

References

Further reading

  • Damborský, Jiří (2003). "Rational Redesign of Haloalkane Dehalogenases by Comparative Binding Energy Analysis". in Svendsen, Allan. Enzyme Functionality: Design: Engineering, and Screening. CRC Press. ISBN 9780203913048. OCLC 839656924.