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In the past, several systems have been used for the classification of enzymes. At present, the classification system introduced by the International Commission on Enzymes is used almost exclusively. This commission, founded in 1955, considered “the classification and nomenclature of enzymes and coenzymes, their units of activity and standard methods of assay, together with the symbols used in the description of enzyme kinetics.” More than 1300 known enzymes were classified according to the type of reaction catalyzed by them. The size, structure, source, subunit numbers, or cofactor requirements used in earlier classifications do not play any role in this classification system.
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Florkin, M., and Stotz, F., eds., “Comprehensive Biochemistry, 13.” Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1965.
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Aszalos, A.A. (1978). Classification of Enzymes. In: Foldes, F.F. (eds) Enzymes in Anesthesiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6248-0_7
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