Reaction: dichloromethane + H2O = formaldehyde + 2 chloride
Other name(s): dichloromethane chloride-lyase (chloride-hydrolysing)
Systematic name: dichloromethane chloride-lyase (chloride-hydrolysing; formaldehyde-forming)
Comments: Requires glutathione.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 97002-70-5
References:
1. Kohler-Staub, D. and Leisinger, T. Dichloromethane dehalogenase of Hyphomicrobium sp. strain DM2. J. Bacteriol. 162 (1985) 676-681. [PMID: 3988708]