title: Diverse mechanistic approaches to difficult chemical transformations: microbial dehalogenation of chlorinated aromatic compounds.
abstract: Chlorinated aromatic compounds represent an important class of environmental pollutants. Microbial dehalogenases play a crucial role in the biodegradation of these compounds. The three major classes of aromatic dehalogenases are discussed in this minireview.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Campus Box 215, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Copley
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000737:chemistry*; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D006867:Hydrolases