Biology:DDT-dehydrochlorinase
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| DDT-dehydrochlorinase | |||||||||
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| EC number | 4.5.1.1 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9031-20-3 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme DDT-dehydrochlorinase (EC 4.5.1.1) catalyzes the reaction
1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene + chloride
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-halide lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane chloride-lyase [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene-forming]. Other names in common use include DDT-ase, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane chloride-lyase, dehydrohalogenase, and DDTase.
References
- "DDT dehydrochlorinase. I. Isolation, chemical properties, and spectrophotometric assay". J. Biol. Chem. 234 (8): 2123–8. 1959. PMID 13673024.
- "DDT dehydrochlorinase. II. Substrate and cofactor specificity". J. Biol. Chem. 234 (8): 2129–32. 1959. PMID 13673025.
- Moorefield HH (1956). "Purification of DDT-dehydrochlorinase from resistant houseflies". Contr. Boyce Thompson Inst. 18: 303–310.
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