Contains Zn2+. This bacterial enzyme is involved in degradation of the herbicide atrazine. The enzyme has a broad substrate range, and requires a monohydroxylated s-triazine ring with a minimum of one primary or secondary amine substituent and either a chloride or amine leaving group. It catalyses both deamination and dechlorination reactions.
History
EC 3.5.4.43 created 2000 as EC 3.5.99.3, transferred 2016 to EC 3.5.4.43