Dichloromethane dehalogenase
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| Name = Dichloromethane dehalogenase
| EC_number = 4.5.1.3
| CAS_number = 97002-70-5
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Dichloromethane dehalogenase (EC 4.5.1.3; systematic name dichloromethane chloride-lyase (adding H2O; chloride-hydrolysing; formaldehyde-forming)) is a lyase enzyme that generates formaldehyde.{{cite journal | vauthors = Kohler-Staub D, Leisinger T | title = Dichloromethane dehalogenase of Hyphomicrobium sp. strain DM2 | journal = Journal of Bacteriology | volume = 162 | issue = 2 | pages = 676–81 | date = May 1985 | pmid = 3988708 | pmc = 218903 }}
: dichloromethane + H2O = formaldehyde + 2 chloride
Glutathione is required for its activity.
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