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DDT-dehydrochlorinase

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DDT-dehydrochlorinase
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EC no.4.5.1.1
CAS no.9031-20-3
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The enzyme DDT-dehydrochlorinase (EC 4.5.1.1) catalyzes the reaction

1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene + chloride

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-halide lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane chloride-lyase [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene-forming]. Other names in common use include DDT-ase, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane chloride-lyase, dehydrohalogenase, and DDTase.

References

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  • LIPKE H, KEARNS CW (1959). "DDT dehydrochlorinase. I. Isolation, chemical properties, and spectrophotometric assay". J. Biol. Chem. 234 (8): 2123–8. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69877-1. PMID 13673024.
  • LIPKE H, KEARNS CW (1959). "DDT dehydrochlorinase. II. Substrate and cofactor specificity". J. Biol. Chem. 234 (8): 2129–32. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69878-3. PMID 13673025.
  • Moorefield HH (1956). "Purification of DDT-dehydrochlorinase from resistant houseflies". Contr. Boyce Thompson Inst. 18: 303–310.