From Chloroacetate to Glycolate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Hisano T, Hata Y, Fujii T, Liu JQ, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K. J Biol Chem (1996) 271(34): 20322-30.

Search Medline titles for 2-haloacid dehalogenase.
21 citations on March 09, 2012. 

         Chloroacetate         
               |
               |  H2O
    2-haloacid | /
  dehalogenase |/
       3.8.1.2 | Search GenBank, 407 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
         Kyoto |\
        ExPASy | \
               |  HCl
               v
           Glycolate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Halomethyl derivative -----> 1-Methylalcohol derivative (bt0022)
[1,2-Dichloroethane] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0090.
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