Role of Dehalogenases in Aerobic Bacterial Degradation of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds

Figure 1

Hydrolytic dehalogenation. (a) Conversion of 4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA to 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA with release of chloride ion by a 4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA dehalogenase. (b) Mechanism of 4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA dehalogenase. (c) Hydrolytic dehalogenation of chlorothalonil by a chlorothalonil dehalogenase.

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