Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 3 -- Hydrolases → 3.11 -- Acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds → 3.11.1 -- Acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds

Systematic Name: phosphonoacetate phosphonohydrolase

Unification Links: BRENDA:3.11.1.2, ENZYME:3.11.1.2, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:3.11.1.2

Reaction:
phosphonoacetate + H₂O → acetate + phosphate + H⁺

Enzymes and Genes:
phosphonoacetate hydrolase: phnA ( Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 )
phosphonoacetate hydrolase: phnA ( Pseudomonas fluorescens 23F )

Summary:
A zinc-dependent enzyme. Belongs to the alkaline phosphatase superfamily of zinc-dependent hydrolases.

Citations: [McGrath95]

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References

McGrath95: McGrath JW, Wisdom GB, McMullan G, Larkin MJ, Quinn JP (1995). "The purification and properties of phosphonoacetate hydrolase, a novel carbon-phosphorus bond-cleavage enzyme from Pseudomonas fluorescens 23F." Eur J Biochem 1995;234(1);225-30. PMID: 8529644

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