EC |
4.5.1.3 |
Accepted name: |
dichloromethane dehalogenase |
Reaction: |
dichloromethane + H2O = formaldehyde + 2 chloride |
Other name(s): |
dichloromethane chloride-lyase (chloride-hydrolysing) |
Systematic name: |
dichloromethane chloride-lyase (adding H2O; chloride-hydrolysing; formaldehyde-forming) |
Comments: |
Requires glutathione. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 97002-70-5 |
References: |
1. |
Kohler-Staub, D. and Leisinger, T. Dichloromethane dehalogenase of Hyphomicrobium sp. strain DM2. J. Bacteriol. 162 (1985) 676–681. [PMID: 3988708] |
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[EC 4.5.1.3 created 1989] |
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