Enzyme Nomenclature Lecture PDF
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Tanta University Faculty of Medicine
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This lecture covers different methods for naming enzymes, including naming them after the substrate, or the action performed. Examples are given. A final naming convention is old names where there is no relation to the actual reaction.
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Enzyme Nomenclature The suffix ase to the name of the substrate e.g. maltase, lactase, sucrose. (trivial naming of the enzymes) to a description of the action performed e.g. lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate carboxylase. old name which give no hint of the associated enzymatic reaction e.g. trypsin,pep...
Enzyme Nomenclature The suffix ase to the name of the substrate e.g. maltase, lactase, sucrose. (trivial naming of the enzymes) to a description of the action performed e.g. lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate carboxylase. old name which give no hint of the associated enzymatic reaction e.g. trypsin,pepsin.
