MetaCyc ethene + chloride + oxidized electron carrier + H+ <- chloroethene + reduced two electron carrier

reaction

Equation

ethene + chloride + oxidized electron carrier + H⁺ ← chloroethene + reduced two electron carrier

Enzymes and Genes

Dehalococcoides mccartyi VS:

Pathway

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Most BioCyc compounds have been protonated to a reference pH value of 7.3. Please see the PGDB Concepts Guide for more information.

BioCyc Id	VCREDCHLOR-RXN
Mass Balance Status	Balanced.
Direction Note	The reaction direction shown is in accordance with the Enzyme Commission rules (the physiological direction of the reaction, if known, is indicated by the arrow direction).
EC Number	1.21.99.M2 -- chloroethene reductive dehalogenase
Enzyme Commission Synonyms	vcrAB (gene names) vinyl chloride reductase

The enzyme, studied from the chloroethene-respiring bacterium Dehalococcoides mccartyi VS, reduces chloroethene and all dichloroethene isomers at high rates, but is not active with tetrachloroethene or trichloroethene.