| alkylhalidase | |
| Ec Number: | 3.8.1.1 |
| Cas Number: | 9025-22-3 |
| Go Code: | 0047651 |
In enzymology, an alkylhalidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
bromochloromethane + H2O
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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.