| Product Name |
2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-retaining) |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
2-haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase, 2-haloalkanoid acid halidohydrolase, DL-2-haloacid dehalogenase, DL-DEXr |
| EC Number |
3.8.1.11 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
Dehalogenates both (S)- and (R)-2-haloalkanoic acids to the corresponding (S)- and (R)-hydroxyalkanoic acids, respectively, with retention of configuration at C-2. (see also EC?3.8.1.2, (S)-2-haloacid dehalogenase, EC?3.8.1.9, (R)-2-haloacid dehalogenase and EC?3.8.1.10, 2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-inverting)). |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
(1) (S)-2-haloacid + H(2)O = (S)-2-hydroxyacid + halide. (2) (R)-2-haloacid + H(2)O = (R)-2-hydroxyacid + halide. |
