title: Anaerobic dehalogenases.
abstract: Several anaerobic bacteria are able to reductively dehalogenate chlorinated hydrocarbons and to couple this reaction to the synthesis of ATP via a chemiosmotic mechanism (dehalorespiration). A few reductive dehalogenases have recently been purified and characterized. Preliminary investigations have been performed to elucidate the mechanism of dehalorespiration.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Stuttgart, Germany. imbgw@po.uni-stuttgart.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wohlfarth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diekert
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D001709:Biotechnology; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D006867:Hydrolases