Function

Dehalogenases catalyze the removal of halogen atom from substrates.

Haloalkane dehalogenase converts haloalkanes to alcohol[1]
Halohydrin dehalogenase converts halohydrins to epoxide
L-2 haloacid dehalogenase converts L-2-haloacids to D-2-hydroxyacid
S-2 haloacid dehalogenase converts S-2-haloacids to R-2-hydroxyacid
4-chlorobenzoyl CoA dehalogenase converts 4-chlorobenzoyl CoA to 4-hydroxybenzoyl CoA
Fluoroacetate dehalogenase converts fluoroacetate to glycolate
Iodotyrosine dehalogenase converts iodotyrosine to tyrosine
cis- and trans-3-chloroacrylic acid dehalogenase converts 3-chloroacrylate to malonate semialdehyde
5-chloromuconolactone dehalogenase converts 5-chloromuconolactone to E-dienelactone.
Tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase catalyzes the conversion of trichloroethene, Cl- and acceptor to tetrachloroethene and reduced acceptor.

Relevance

Haloalkane 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 highlights

In the fluoroacetate dehalogenase complex with halide, the (in cyan).[2]

Structure of haloalkane dehalogenase complex with I- ion (purple) (PDB code 2edc).

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3D structures of dehalogenase3D structures of dehalogenase

Updated on 16-January-2018


ReferencesReferences

  1. 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
  2. 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

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