Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 4 -- Lyases → 4.5 -- Carbon-halide lyases → 4.5.1 -- Carbon-halide lyases

Synonyms: dichloromethane chloride-lyase (chloride-hydrolysing)

Systematic Name: dichloromethane chloride-lyase (adding H₂O; chloride-hydrolysing; formaldehyde-forming)

Unification Links: BRENDA:4.5.1.3, ENZYME:4.5.1.3, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:4.5.1.3

Reaction:
dichloromethane + H₂O → formaldehyde + 2 chloride + 2 H⁺

Summary:
Requires glutathione.

Citations: [KohlerStaub85]

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References

KohlerStaub85: Kohler-Staub D, Leisinger T (1985). "Dichloromethane dehalogenase of Hyphomicrobium sp. strain DM2." J Bacteriol 162(2);676-81. PMID: 3988708

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