Phosphonoacetate hydrolase
Definition:
EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.11 Acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds > 3.11.1 Acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds (only sub-subclass identified to date) > 3.11.1.2 phosphonoacetate hydrolase
Phosphonoacetate hydrolase is a zinc-dependent C-P bond-cleaving enzyme of the alkaline-phosphatase superfamily that hydrolyses phosphonoacetate into acetate and phosphate. By mineralising the common environmental phosphonate pollutant phosphonoacetate it supports bacterial phosphorus scavenging under phosphate limitation and bioremediation of phosphonate-contaminated sites. It is distributed across Bacteria and Eukaryota and contains a binuclear-zinc alkaline-phosphatase-like active site.
Phosphonoacetate hydrolase is a zinc-dependent C-P bond-cleaving enzyme of the alkaline-phosphatase superfamily that hydrolyses phosphonoacetate into acetate and phosphate. By mineralising the common environmental phosphonate pollutant phosphonoacetate it supports bacterial phosphorus scavenging under phosphate limitation and bioremediation of phosphonate-contaminated sites. It is distributed across Bacteria and Eukaryota and contains a binuclear-zinc alkaline-phosphatase-like active site.
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