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EC nomenclature for enzymes

A classification of molecular_molecular_biology_glossary?id=8770&op=detail">Biology_glossary?id=961&op=detail">enzymes according to the molecular_molecular_biology_glossary?id=8770&op=detail">Biology_glossary?id=961&op=detail">enzyme Commission of the International Union of molecular_molecular_biology_glossary?id=8770&op=detail">Biology_glossary?id=8757&op=detail">biochemistry and molecular molecular_biology_glossary?id=8770&op=detail">Biology. molecular_molecular_biology_glossary?id=8770&op=detail">Biology_glossary?id=961&op=detail">enzymes are allocated four numbers, the first of which defines the type of reaction catalyzed, the next two define the substrates, and the fourth is a catalogue number. Categories of molecular_molecular_biology_glossary?id=8770&op=detail">Biology_glossary?id=961&op=detail">enzymes are EC 1, Oxidoreductases; EC 2, Transferases; EC 3, Hydrolases; EC 4, Lyases; EC 5, Isomerases; EC 6, Ligases (Synthetases).
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