Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NC-IUBMB)

Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations

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EC 6. Ligases

Contents

Introduction

1. List of accepted names EC 6 linked to a separate file for each enzyme.

2. List of accepted names EC 6 linked to files with up to 50 enzymes.

EC 6. Ligases

NumberNameEnzyme file type
EC 6.1 Forming Carbon-Oxygen Bondsseparateup to 50
EC 6.1.1 Ligases Forming Aminoacyl-tRNA and Related Compoundsseparateup to 50
EC 6.1.2 Acid—Alcohol Ligases (ester synthases)separateup to 50
EC 6.1.3 Cyclo-ligasesseparateup to 50
EC 6.2 Forming Carbon-Sulfur Bondsseparateup to 50
EC 6.2.1 Acid-Thiol Ligasesseparateup to 50
EC 6.3 Forming Carbon-Nitrogen Bondsseparateup to 50
EC 6.3.1 Acid-Ammonia (or Amine) Ligases (Amide Synthases)separateup to 50
EC 6.3.2 Acid—Amino-Acid Ligases (Peptide Synthases)separateup to 50
EC 6.3.3 Cyclo-Ligasesseparateup to 50
EC 6.3.4 Other Carbon-Nitrogen Ligasesseparateup to 50
EC 6.3.5 Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases with Glutamine as Amido-N-Donorseparateup to 50
EC 6.4 Forming Carbon-Carbon Bondsseparateup to 50
EC 6.5 Forming Phosphoric Ester Bondsseparateup to 50
EC 6.6 Forming Nitrogen—Metal Bondsseparateup to 50
EC 6.6.1 Forming Coordination Complexesseparateup to 50


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