Dehalogenates both (S)- and (R)-2-haloalkanoic acids to the corresponding (S)- and (R)-hydroxyalkanoic acids, respectively, with retention of configuration at C-2. [See also EC 3.8.1.2 (S)-2-haloacid dehalogenase, EC 3.8.1.9 (R)-2-haloacid dehalogenase and EC 3.8.1.10 2-haloacid dehalogenase (configuration-inverting)]
Stereospecificity of 2-monochloropropionate dehalogenation by the two dehalogenases of Pseudomonas putida PP3: evidence for two different dehalogenation mechanisms.