In enzymology, a (R)-2-haloacid dehalogenase (EC 3.8.1.9) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- (R)-2-haloacid + H2O
(S)-2-hydroxyacid + halide
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (R)-2-haloacid and H2O, whereas its two products are (S)-2-hydroxyacid and halide.
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 (R)-2-haloacid halidohydrolase. Other names in common use include 2-haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase[ambiguous], 2-haloalkanoid acid halidohydrolase[ambiguous], D-2-haloacid dehalogenase, and D-DEX.
References
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- Leigh JA, Skinner AJ and Cooper RA (1988). "Partial purification, stereospecificity and stoichiometry of three dehalogenases from a Rhizobium species". FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 49: 353–356. doi:.
- M, Tsunasawa S and Esaki N (1996). "Bacterial 2-haloacid dehalogenases: Structures and catalytic properties". Pure Appl. Chem. 68: 2097–2103. doi:.
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