2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-retaining)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme 2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-retaining) (Template:EC number, 2-haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase, 2-haloalkanoid acid halidohydrolase, DL-2-haloacid dehalogenase, DL-DEXr) is an enzyme with systematic name (S)-2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-retaining).^[1]^[2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(1) (S)-2-haloacid + H₂O

⇌

(S)-2-hydroxyacid + halide

(2) (R)-2-haloacid + H₂O

⇌

(R)-2-hydroxyacid + halide

Dehalogenates both (S)- and (R)-2-haloalkanoic acids to the corresponding (S)- and (R)-hydroxyalkanoic acids.

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