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Glossary Term EC Number
Definition A number assigned to a type of enzyme according to a scheme of standardized enzyme nomenclature developed by the Enzyme Commission of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). EC numbers may be found in ENZYME, the Enzyme nomenclature database, maintained at the ExPASy molecular biology server of the Geneva University Hospital and the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

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11/12/2024
MGI 6.24
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