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. 2018 Oct 12;62(4):501–514. doi: 10.1042/EBC20180008

Table 1. Classification of enzymatic reactions and related information.

Reaction Type Schematic Enzymatic class Number of (redundant) structures Number of unique reactions
Redox reactions graphic file with name ebc-62-ebc20180008-i1.jpg Oxidoreductases (EC 1.) 12581 2143
Single replacement/transfer graphic file with name ebc-62-ebc20180008-i2.jpg Transferases (EC 2.) 23020 2045
Double replacement/transfer (acid-base reactions) graphic file with name ebc-62-ebc20180008-i3.jpg Hydrolases (EC 3.) 26942 1797
Decomposition (bond breaking) graphic file with name ebc-62-ebc20180008-i4.jpg Lyases (EC 4.) 5307 771
Isomerization (bond rearrangement) graphic file with name ebc-62-ebc20180008-i5.jpg Isomerases (EC 5.) 2985 306
Synthesis (bond formation) graphic file with name ebc-62-ebc20180008-i6.jpg Ligases (EC 6.) 2024 228