(R)-2-haloacid dehalogenase
In enzymology, a -2-haloacid dehalogenase , DL-2-haloacid halidohydrolase , DL-DEXi, -2-haloacid dehalogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are -2-haloacid and HO, whereas its two products are -2-hydroxyacid and halide.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on halide bonds in carbon-halide compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is -2-haloacid halidohydrolase. Other names in common use include 2-haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase, 2-haloalkanoid acid halidohydrolase, D-2-haloacid dehalogenase, and D-DEX.
