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 1-haloalkane halidohydrolase. other names in common use include 1-chlorohexane halidohydrolase, and 1-haloalkane dehalogenase. haloalkane dehalogenases are found in certain bacteria and belong the alpha-beta hydrolase fold superfamily of enzymes. they participate in several metabolic pathways: 1,2-dichloroethane degradation, 1-chloro-n-butane degradation, hexachlorocyclohexane degradation, 1,2-dibromoethane degradation, 2-chloroethyl-vinylether degradation, and 1,3-dichloropropene degradation.