Dehalogenase
FunctionDehalogenases catalyze the removal of halogen atom from substrates. • Haloalkane dehalogenase converts haloalkanes to alcohol[1] RelevanceHaloalkane dehalogenase is tested for the biodegredation of toxic industrial by-products. Fluoroacetate dehalogenase is tested for the biodegredation of the poisonous fluroacetate which can kill livestock and is found in some plants in Australia, Africa and Central America. Structural highlightsIn the fluoroacetate dehalogenase complex with halide, the (in cyan).[2] |
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3D structures of dehalogenase3D structures of dehalogenase
Updated on 16-January-2018
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- ↑ Koudelakova T, Chovancova E, Brezovsky J, Monincova M, Fortova A, Jarkovsky J, Damborsky J. Substrate specificity of haloalkane dehalogenases. Biochem J. 2011 Apr 15;435(2):345-54. doi: 10.1042/BJ20101405. PMID:21294712 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20101405
- ↑ Verschueren KH, Kingma J, Rozeboom HJ, Kalk KH, Janssen DB, Dijkstra BW. Crystallographic and fluorescence studies of the interaction of haloalkane dehalogenase with halide ions. Studies with halide compounds reveal a halide binding site in the active site. Biochemistry. 1993 Sep 7;32(35):9031-7. PMID:8369276