What is "alkylhalidase"

n. (context enzyme English) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ''bromochloromethane + H₂O $rightleftharpoons$ formaldehyde + bromide + chloride''.

In enzymology, an alkylhalidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

bromochloromethane + HO $\rightleftharpoons$ formaldehyde + bromide + chloride

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are bromochloromethane and HO, whereas its 3 products are formaldehyde, bromide, and chloride.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on halide bonds in carbon-halide compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alkyl-halide halidohydrolase. Other names in common use include halogenase, haloalkane halidohydrolase, and haloalkane dehalogenase.