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2 The Enzyme Classification<br />

EC 5.3.1 Interconverting aldoses and ketoses<br />

R 1<br />

OH<br />

O<br />

R 2<br />

R 1,2 = hydrogen, organic residue<br />

R 1<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

If R 1 is a hydrogen atom, then R 2 is any organic residue and vice versa.<br />

EC 5.3.2 Interconverting keto–enol-groups<br />

R 1<br />

O<br />

R 2<br />

R 1,2 = hydrogen, organic residue<br />

R 1<br />

EC 5.3.3 Transposing C=C bonds<br />

R 1<br />

R 4<br />

R 2<br />

R 5<br />

R 3<br />

R 1,2,3,4,5 = organic residue<br />

R 1<br />

EC 5.3.4 Transposing S–S bonds<br />

cysteine 1 SH + cysteine 2<br />

R 4<br />

R 2<br />

OH<br />

The cysteine residues are parts of proteins.<br />

R 2<br />

R 2<br />

R 5<br />

R 3<br />

cysteine 3 S S cysteine +<br />

1<br />

cysteine 2<br />

S S cysteine 3<br />

HS

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