Lecture 3 Enzyme -1-FOUNDATION_organized_organized (1).pdf

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.