DDT-dehydrochlorinase


In enzymology, a DDT-dehydrochlorinase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bisethane 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bisethylene + chloride

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bisethane, and two products, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bisethylene and 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-bisethane chloride-lyase . Other names in common use include DDT-ase, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bisethane chloride-lyase, dehydrohalogenase, and DDTase. This enzyme participates in 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bisethane and.