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EC 3.8.1.6 Details
EC number
3.8.1.6
Accepted name
4-chlorobenzoate dehalogenase
Reaction
4-chlorobenzoate + H2O = 4-hydroxybenzoate + chloride
Other name(s)
halobenzoate dehalogenase
Systematic name
4-chlorobenzoate chlorohydrolase
CAS registry number
94047-11-7
Comment
Catalyses the first step in the degradation of chlorobenzoate in Pseudomonas. In many microorganisms, this activity comprises three separate enzymes, EC 6.2.1.33 (4-chlorobenzoate—CoA ligase), EC 3.8.1.7 (4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA dehalogenase) and EC 3.1.2.23 (4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA thioesterase).
History
created 1989, modified 1999
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