DDT-dehydrochlorinase

The enzyme DDT-dehydrochlorinase (EC 4.5.1.1) catalyzes the reaction

DDT-dehydrochlorinase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.5.1.1
CAS no.	9031-20-3
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BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 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.