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EC 3.1.8.2 Details
EC number
3.1.8.2
Accepted name
diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase
Reaction
diisopropyl fluorophosphate + H2O = diisopropyl phosphate + fluoride
Other name(s)
DFPase, tabunase, somanase, organophosphorus acid anhydrolase, organophosphate acid anhydrase, OPA anhydrase (ambiguous), diisopropylphosphofluoridase, dialkylfluorophosphatase, diisopropyl phosphorofluoridate hydrolase, isopropylphosphorofluoridase, diisopropylfluorophosphonate dehalogenase
Systematic name
diisopropyl-fluorophosphate fluorohydrolase
CAS registry number
9032-18-2
Comment
Acts on phosphorus anhydride bonds (such as phosphorus-halide and phosphorus-cyanide) in organophosphorus compounds (including ’nerve gases’). Inhibited by chelating agents; requires divalent cations. Related to EC 3.1.8.1 aryldialkylphosphatase.
History
created 1961 as EC 3.8.2.1, transferred 1992 to EC 3.1.8.2
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