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 (s)-2-haloacid halidohydrolase. other names in common use include 2-haloacid dehalogenase[ambiguous], 2-haloacid halidohydrolase [ambiguous][ambiguous], 2-haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase, 2-haloalkanoid acid halidohydrolase, 2-halocarboxylic acid dehalogenase ii, dl-2-haloacid dehalogenase[ambiguous], l-2-haloacid dehalogenase, and l-dex. this enzyme participates in gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane degradation and 1,2-dichloroethane degradation.