Structural highlights
Function
CLD_DECAR Catalyzes the heme-dependent decomposition of chlorite to O(2) and chloride with high efficiency and specificity. Used to detoxify chlorite, a by-product of the reduction of perchlorate, a primarily anthropogenic pollutant, in perchlorate-respiring bacteria.[1]
References
- ↑ Streit BR, DuBois JL. Chemical and steady-state kinetic analyses of a heterologously expressed heme dependent chlorite dismutase. Biochemistry. 2008 May 13;47(19):5271-80. doi: 10.1021/bi800163x. Epub 2008 Apr, 19. PMID:18422344 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi800163x
