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EC 3.1.8.2 Details
EC number
3.1.8.2
Accepted name
diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase
Reaction
diisopropyl fluorophosphate + H2O = diisopropyl phosphate + fluoride
Other name(s)
DFPase, tabunase, somanase, organophosphorus acid anhydrolase, organophosphate acid anhydrase, OPA anhydrase (ambiguous), diisopropylphosphofluoridase, dialkylfluorophosphatase, diisopropyl phosphorofluoridate hydrolase, isopropylphosphorofluoridase, diisopropylfluorophosphonate dehalogenase
Systematic name
diisopropyl-fluorophosphate fluorohydrolase
CAS registry number
9032-18-2
Comment
Acts on phosphorus anhydride bonds (such as phosphorus-halide and phosphorus-cyanide) in organophosphorus compounds (including ’nerve gases’). Inhibited by chelating agents; requires divalent cations. Related to EC 3.1.8.1 aryldialkylphosphatase.
History
created 1961 as EC 3.8.2.1, transferred 1992 to EC 3.1.8.2
EC Tree
3.1.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.12 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.16 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.18 created 1961, deleted 1982
3.1.1.62 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.1.1.69 created 1992, deleted 2002