A dehalogenase is a type of
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
that catalyzes the removal of a
halogen
The halogens () are a group in the periodic table consisting of six chemically related elements: fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and the radioactive elements astatine (At) and tennessine (Ts), though some authors would ...
atom from a substrate.
Examples include:
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Reductive dehalogenases
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4-chlorobenzoate dehalogenase
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4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA dehalogenase
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Dichloromethane dehalogenase
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Fluoroacetate dehydrogenase
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Haloacetate dehalogenase
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(R)-2-haloacid dehalogenase
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(S)-2-haloacid dehalogenase
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Haloalkane dehalogenase
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Halohydrin dehalogenase
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Haloacetate dehalogenase
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Tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase
References
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