Current IUBMB recommendations on enzyme nomenclature and kinetics

Athel Cornish-Bowden (1)

1 BIP - Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines

The International Union of Biochemistry (IUB, now IUBMB) prepared recommendations for describing the kinetic behaviour of enzymes in 1981. Despite the more than 30 years that have passed since these have not subsequently been revised, though in various respects they do not adequately cover current needs. The IUBMB is also responsible for recommendations on the naming and classification of enzymes. In contrast to the case of kinetics, these recommendations are kept continuously up to date

Keywords: Enzyme kinetics; Rate of reaction; Enzyme nomenclature; Enzyme classification

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Quantitative Methods [q-bio.QM]

Athel Cornish-Bowden. Current IUBMB recommendations on enzyme nomenclature and kinetics. Perspectives in Science, 2014, 1 (1-6), pp.74 - 87. ⟨10.1016/j.pisc.2014.02.006⟩. ⟨hal-01494614⟩