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EC 3.8.1.2 Details
EC number
3.8.1.2
Accepted name
(S)-2-haloacid dehalogenase
Reaction
(S)-2-haloacid + H2O = (R)-2-hydroxyacid + halide
Other name(s)
2-haloacid dehalogenase[ambiguous],
2-haloacid halidohydrolase [ambiguous][ambiguous],
2-haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase,
2-haloalkanoid acid halidohydrolase,
2-halocarboxylic acid dehalogenase II,
DL-2-haloacid dehalogenase[ambiguous],
L-2-haloacid dehalogenase,
L-DEX
Systematic name
(S)-2-haloacid halidohydrolase
CAS registry number
37289-39-7
Comment
Acts on acids of short chain lengths, C2 to C4, with inversion of configuration at C-2. [See also EC 3.8.1.9 (R)-2-haloacid dehalogenase, EC 3.8.1.10 2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-inverting) and EC 3.8.1.11 2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-retaining)]
History
created 1972, modified 2003
EC Tree
3.4.11.8 created 1972, deleted 1981
3.4.11.11 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.11.12 created 1978, deleted 1997