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