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    • #3653
      kiekyon
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      how are enzymes named?

    • #41052
      army
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      They’re usually named after the reaction they handle as well as their substrate or their products. And they usually use suffix -ase.
      e’g. RNA polimerase is an enzyme which helps RNA polimeration.
      amylase degrade amylum.
      you’d better read biochemistry book for more details

    • #41057
      kiekyon
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      ❓ 💡 😉 tq

    • #41314
      Dr.Stein
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      There are some ways to name enzyme. The basic one is already mentioned above. The second way is by their action type e.g. katalase to catalyze, kinase to make or create, lyase to lyse and so on. The other way is by numbers as a code, this really is for experts (I hate numbers grr) 🙂

    • #41601

      yer like protease is called that because it breaks down protein
      or lipase that breaks down lipids
      always remember enzyme names normally end is ase other than a few like pepsin that break that rule

    • #41627
      MrMistery
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      That used to go. Put with a few thousant enzymes being discovered every year, you can’t really give all of them names. So now, enzymes, like other proteins, are simply given some numbers as their name. I don’t know the exact procedure unfortunately…

    • #41748
      kiekyon
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      i’ve check and it seems that they are given 4 digits
      the first digit refer to he class of enzyme
      second refers to the class of coenzyme
      the third, substrate
      and the fourth refers to its registration no.

    • #41787
      MrMistery
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      Thanks for the info. I already forgot it, but i will come back here if i ever need the info

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