Physiology -- Animal Biochemistry
(QP:501-801)
QP 601 Enzymes. General Works, Treatises, and Textbooks
Summary:
The EC Enzyme Database is a part of the Johns Hopkins University
BioInformatics Web Server and is an enzyme classification database.
Within the site's main page, the user will find a link to search the
database, a keyword search field, as well as general site information and
searching instructions. Likewise, a link is provided to a user's manual for
the site; here, users will find information discussing the general scope of
the database, contact information for database entries, as well as
specifications for the structure, scope, and form of database entries.
To search the database, a user should submit data to the keyword field or
select the "search" link. Each entry within the database contains
information concerning EC characterized enzymes, with information
addressing the EC number, recommended enzyme name, any alternative names,
catalytic activity, cofactors, pointers to SWISS-PROT entries that
correspond to the enzyme, and pointers which note disease(s) associated with
a deficiency of the enzyme. The actual entry for an enzyme will be in a list
form, each line assigned an abbreviation, noted in parentheses within the
following list. Data presented in the final form consists of: (1)
identification
(ID); (2) description [official name] (DE); (3) alternate name(s) (AN); (4)
catalytic activity (CA); (5) cofactors (CF); (6) comments (CC); (7)
associated diseases (DI); and (8) cross references to SWISS-PROT (DR). The
symbol "//" denotes the termination line of an entry.
The site is sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University BioInformatics Web
Server, a division of the Genome Database; Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine; Baltimore, Maryland.
To Search:
Select "search" link and fill in keyword field. Scroll to view matching
entries. Consult user's manual for description of entry contents.
Summary:
The Enzyme Nomenclature Database (ENZYME) is a "...repository of information
relative to the nomenclature of enzymes. It is primarily based on the
recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and it describes each type of
characterized enzyme for which an EC (Enzyme Commission) number has been
provided."
Upon accessing the site, the user will find a site disclaimer and a link to
new additions within the ExPASy server. Also within the main page is the
database search page, offering the following fields: (1) enzyme number; (2)
enzyme class; (3) description (official name) or alternative name(s); (4)
chemical compound; (5) cofactor; and (6) searching within the comments line.
Access is also given to database documents: (1) ENZYME user's manual; (2)
how to obtain a copy of the database; and (3) report forms for new database
entries or for errors/updates within entries. Similarly, a link is provided
to the Biochemical Pathways WWW site, a database tool.
Users should select a search method from the main page's options; a query
field is then produced, into which data is submitted. Users should then
scroll to view the results page, which offers: (1) submitted data; (2)
official enzyme name; (3) catalyzed reaction information (with links to
further information); and (4) cross references links.
At the bottom of the site's main page are links to other enzyme databases:
(1) SWISS-PROT; (2) PROSITE; (3) SWISS-2DPAGE; (4) SWISS-3DIMAGE; and (5)
SeqAnalRef. Access is also given to sequence analysis tools, to e-mail the
site creator, and to the ExPASy Molecular Biology homepage. The database
and its site are maintained by the ExPASy Molecular Biology Server; Geneva
University Hospital; the University of Geneva; Switzerland.
To Search:
Fill in search fields within main page; fill in fields within specialized
query page. Scroll to view matching results.