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Table 1 Some examples of the formatting of enzyme and chemical names.

From: ExplorEnz: a MySQL database of the IUBMB enzyme nomenclature

Enzyme Entry

Field

Unformatted and Formatted Data

EC 1.3.1.71

Accepted name

Delta24(241)-sterol reductase

Δ24(241)-sterol reductase

EC 2.1.1.18

Systematic name

S-adenosyl-l-methionine:1,4-alpha-d-glucan 6-O-methyltransferase

S-adenosyl-l-methionine:1,4-α-d-glucan 6-O-methyltransferase

EC 2.4.2.31

Reaction

NAD(P)+ + l-arginine = nicotinamide + Nomega-(ADP-d-ribosyl)-L-arginine

NAD(P)+ + l-arginine = nicotinamide + Nω-(ADP-d-ribosyl)-l-arginine

EC 5.1.3.20

Systematic name

ADP-l-glycero-d-manno-heptose 6-epimerase

ADP-l-glycero-d-manno-heptose 6-epimerase

EC 5.3.3.13

Other name(s)

eicosapentaenoate cis-Delta5,17-eicosapentaenoate cis-Delta5-trans-Delta7,9-cis-Delta14,17 isomerase

eicosapentaenoate cis5,17-eicosapentaenoate cis5-trans7,9-cis14,17 isomerase