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Isomerases

Isomerases

(Science: enzyme) a class of enzymes that catalyze geometric or structural changes within a molecule to form a single product. The reactions do not involve a net change in the concentrations of compounds other than the substrate and the product.

registry number: EC 5.


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The Fiber Disease

... a recommended name and an enzyme Commission (EC) number. They are divided into six main groups, oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases and ligases. Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions.A type of ...

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by al
Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:08 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... (refs. 9, 10, 11). It could be that the retinochrome-like opsins, peropsin, or the retinal G protein-coupled receptor (RGR) opsin12−16 are isomerases in the RPE. In contrast to visual pigments, RGR is bound predominantly to endogenous all-trans-retinal, and irradiation of RGR in vitro results ...

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Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:52 pm
 
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