Dehalogenases for pollutant degradation in brief: A mini review

Authors

  • sefatullah Zakary Faculty of Biology, Kabul University, Dehburi, Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
  • Habeebat Adekilekun Oyewusi Department of Biochemistry, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti PMB 5351, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • Fahrul Huyop Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor 81310, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11594/jtls.11.01.03

Keywords:

Halogenated compounds, Haloacid dehalogenases, L-2-haloacid dehalogenase, Dehalogenation, haloacid dehalogenase type II

Abstract

Dehalogenases are microbial enzyme catalysed the cleavage of carbon-halogen bond of halogenated organic compounds. It has potential use in the area of biotechnology such as bioremediation and chemical industry. Halogenated organic compounds can be found in a considerable amount in the environment due to utilization in agriculture and industry, such as pesticides and herbicides. The presence of halogenated compound in the environment have been implicated on the health and natural ecosystem. Microbial dehalogenation is a significant method to tackle this problem. This review intends to briefly describe the microbial dehalogenases in relation to the environment where they are isolated. The basic information about dehalogenases in relation to dehalogenation mechanisms, classification, sources and the transportation of these pollutants into bacterial cytoplasm will be described. We also summarised readily available synthetic halogenated organic compound in the environment.

Author Biographies

  • sefatullah Zakary, Faculty of Biology, Kabul University, Dehburi, Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.

    Department of Botany at Kabul University 

    Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, MSc student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

  • Habeebat Adekilekun Oyewusi, Department of Biochemistry, School of Science and Computer Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti PMB 5351, Ekiti State, Nigeria
    Department of Biochemistry,
  • Fahrul Huyop, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor 81310, Malaysia
    Department of Biosciences

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