Food Biochemistry and Food Processing (2 edition)

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6 Enzyme Classification and Nomenclature 121

Table 6.5.Recommended Names, Systematic Names, and Enzyme Codes (EC) for Some Common Food Enzymes

Enzyme

Recommended Name Systematic Name Code (EC)

5 ′-nulceotidase 5 ′-ribonucleotide phosphohydrolase 3.1.3.5

α-amylase 1,4-α-d-glucan glucanohydrolase 3.2.1.1

(Glycogenase)

α-galactosidase α-d-galactoside galactohydrolase 3.2.1.22

(Melibiase)

α-glucosidase α-d-glucoside glucohydrolase 3.2.1.20

(Maltase, glucoinvertase,

glucosidosucrase, maltase-

glucoamylase)

d-amino acid oxidase d-amino-acid:oxygen oxidoreductase

(deaminating)

1.4.3.3

d-lactate dehydrogenase (R)-lactate:NAD(+) oxidoreductase 1.1.1.28

(Lactic acid dehydrogenase)

l-amino acid oxidase l-amino-acid:oxygen oxidoreductase

(deaminating)

1.4.3.2

l-lactate dehydrogenase (S)-lactate:NAD(+) oxidoreductase 1.1.1.27

(Lactic acid dehydrogenase)

β-amylase 1,4-α-d-glucan maltohydrolase 3.2.1.2

(Saccharogen amylase, glycogenase)

β-galactosidase (Lactase) β-d-galactoside galactohydrolase 3.2.1.23

β-glucosidase β-d-glucoside glucohydrolase 3.2.1.21

(Gentiobiase, cellobiase, amyygdalase)

β-glucanase, see Hemicellulase

Acid phosphatase

(Acid phosphomonoesterase,

phosphomonoesterase, glycerol phosphatase)

Orthophosphoric-monoester

phosphohydrolase (acid optimum)

3.1.3.2

Adenine deaminase Adenine aminohydrolase 3.5.4.2

(Adenase, adenine aminase)

Adenosine phosphate deaminase Adenosine-phosphate aminohydrolase 3.5.4.17

AMP deaminase AMP aminohydrolase 3.5.4.6

(Adenylic acid deaminase, AMP aminase)

Alcalase, see Subtilisin Carlsberg

Alcohol dehydrogenase Alcohol:NAD(+) oxidoreductase 1.1.1.1

(Aldehyde reductase)

Alcohol oxidase Alcohol:oxygen oxidoreductase 1.1.3.13

Alkaline phosphatase

(Alkaline phosphomono-esterase,

phosphomonoesterase, glycerolphosphatase)

Orthophosphoric-monoester

phosphohydrolase(alkaline optimum)

3.1.3.1

Alliin lyase Alliin alkyl-sulfenate-lyase 4.4.1.4

(Alliinase)

Aminoacylase N-acyl-l-amino-acid amidohydrolase 3.5.1.14

(Dehydropeptidase II, histozyme, acylase I,

hippuricase, benzamidase)

Aspartate amino-lyase

(fumaric aminase)

l-amino-acid:oxygen oxidoreductase

(deaminating)

4.3.1.1

Aspergillus nucleaseS (1) None, see comments in original 3.1.30.1

[Endonuclease S (1) (aspergillus), reference

single-stranded-nucleate endo-

nuclease, deoxyribonuclease S (1)]

Bacillus thermoproteolyticus None, see comments in original 3.4.24.4

neutral proteinase reference

(Thermolysin)

Bromelain None, see comments in original reference 3.4.22.4

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