Dehalogenase Explained

A dehalogenase is a type of enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a halogen atom from a substrate.^{[1] [2]}

Examples include:

• Reductive dehalogenases
• 4-chlorobenzoate dehalogenase
• 4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA dehalogenase
• Dichloromethane dehalogenase
• Fluoroacetate dehydrogenase
• Haloacetate dehalogenase
• (R)-2-haloacid dehalogenase
• (S)-2-haloacid dehalogenase
• Haloalkane dehalogenase
• Halohydrin dehalogenase
• Haloacetate dehalogenase
• Tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase

Notes and References

1. Jugder. Bat-Erdene. Ertan. Haluk. Lee. Matthew. Manefield. Michael. Marquis. Christopher P.. 2015-10-01. Reductive Dehalogenases Come of Age in Biological Destruction of Organohalides. Trends in Biotechnology. English. 33. 10. 595–610. 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.07.004. 26409778. 0167-7799.
2. Jugder. Bat-Erdene. Ertan. Haluk. Bohl. Susanne. Lee. Matthew. Marquis. Christopher P.. Manefield. Michael. 2016. Organohalide Respiring Bacteria and Reductive Dehalogenases: Key Tools in Organohalide Bioremediation. Frontiers in Microbiology. English. 7. 249. 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00249. 1664-302X. 4771760. 26973626. free.