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Entry
EC 3.8.1.8                  Enzyme                                 
Name
atrazine chlorohydrolase;
AtzA
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on halide bonds;
In carbon-halide compounds
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
atrazine chlorohydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB)
atrazine + H2O = 4-(ethylamino)-2-hydroxy-6-(isopropylamino)-1,3,5-triazine + chloride [RN:R05558]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
atrazine [CPD:C06551];
H2O [CPD:C00001]
Product
4-(ethylamino)-2-hydroxy-6-(isopropylamino)-1,3,5-triazine [CPD:C06552];
chloride [CPD:C00698]
Comment
Involved in the degradation of the herbicide atrazine, 2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-1,3,5-triazine, in bacteria.
Pathway
Atrazine degradation
Metabolic pathways
Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Orthology
K05394  
atrazine chlorohydrolase
Genes
CVI: 
BUR: 
EBA: 
DAR: 
TBD: 
MFA: 
RHA: 
HWA: 
HQ2047A(trzA)
Taxonomy
Reference
1  [PMID:7574646]
  Authors
de Souza ML, Wackett LP, Boundy-Mills KL, Mandelbaum RT, Sadowsky MJ.
  Title
Cloning, characterization, and expression of a gene region from Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP involved in the dechlorination of atrazine.
  Journal
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61 (1995) 3373-8.
  Organism
Pseudomonas sp.
Reference
2  [PMID:8759853]
  Authors
de Souza ML, Sadowsky MJ, Wackett LP.
  Title
Atrazine chlorohydrolase from Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP: gene sequence, enzyme purification, and protein characterization.
  Journal
J. Bacteriol. 178 (1996) 4894-900.
  Organism
Pseudomonas sp.
Other DBs
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UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 
CAS: 
168680-16-8
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