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ENZYME - Enzyme nomenclature database.

  • Repository of information relative to the nomenclature of enzymes.
  • Based on the recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB).
  • Describes each type of characterized enzyme for which an EC (Enzyme Commission) number has been provided.
  • Contains the following data:
    • EC number.
    • Recommended name.
    • Alternative names (if any).
    • Catalytic activity.
    • Cofactors (if any).
    • Pointers to the SWISS-PROT protein sequence entrie(s) that correspond to the enzyme (if any).
    • Pointers to human disease(s) associated with a deficiency of the enzyme (if any).
  • Interlinked to Boehringer Mannheim "Biochemical Pathways".
  • Sample record in ENZYME.

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Revised 07/24/2003