“…Glycerophosphodiesterase (GpdQ) from Enterobacter aerogenes , is a member of the family of binuclear metallohydrolases that are commonly found in bacteria, yeast, plants, and mammals. Enzymes from this family include aminopeptidases, lactamases, nucleases, protein phosphatases, purple acid phosphatases (PAPs), and ureases, and they have been implicated in several critical biological processes such as DNA replication, bone turnover, iron transport, and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). − Among the metallohydrolases, phosphatases form a subgroup that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a range of phosphoester bonds. − In general, there are three types of phosphoester bonds (i.e., mono-, di-, and triesters) that are hydrolyzed by specialized enzymes known as phosphomono-, phosphodi-, and phosphotriesterases, respectively. GpdQ exhibits extensive substrate promiscuity, while diesters such as glycerol-3-phosphoethanolamine (GPE) are its preferred and biologically most relevant substrates. , This enzyme also hydrolyzes a range of non-natural phosphomono-, phosphodi-, and phosphotriester substrates such as 4-nitrophenyl phosphate (NPP), bis(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate (BNPP), and diethyl 4-nitrophenylphosphate (paraoxon) over a large pH range (Figure a). ,,− Since the substrates of this enzyme include several organophosphate pesticides and nerve agents such as paraoxon, demeton, sarin, soman, and VX, it has considerable potential in agricultural remediation and as an antiwarfare agent. − …”