CAS: 855878-13-6

Dibromochloroacetamide is a peptide that is used as a research tool to study the interactions of peptides with receptors and ion channels. It is an inhibitor of these protein interactions, which can be applied in pharmacology. Dibromochloroacetamide also has been shown to act as an agonist for the histamine receptor and can inhibit the activity of acetylcholinesterase enzyme, which is important for the regulation of nerve impulse transmission. Dibromochloroacetamide binds to specific sites on proteins and alters their function. This inhibition can be reversed by adding excess amounts of substrate (histamine) or by washing away unbound Dibromochloroacetamide from the protein surface.

Dibromochloroacetamide, belonging to the haloacetamides class, is a disinfection byproduct (DBP) commonly found in drinking water.