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EC 1.11.1.18 Details
EC number
1.11.1.18
Accepted name
bromide peroxidase
Reaction
RH + HBr + H2O2 = RBr + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
bromoperoxidase,
haloperoxidase (ambiguous),
eosinophil peroxidase
Systematic name
bromide:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase
Comment
Bromoperoxidases of red and brown marine algae (Rhodophyta and Phaeophyta) contain vanadate. They catalyse the bromination of a range of organic molecules such as sesquiterpenes, forming stable C-Br bonds. Bromoperoxidases also oxidize iodides.
History
created 2010
EC Tree
1.11.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1964, reinstated 1965 as EC 1.13.1.12, deleted 1972