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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
1.6.8.1 created 1981, deleted 2002
1.6.8.2 created 1982, deleted 2002
1.11.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1964, reinstated 1965 as EC 1.13.1.12, deleted 1972