Classification of Enzymes | Biochemistry
In this article we will discuss about the classification of enzymes. Some enzymes are often designated by common names based on usage (pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, papain etc); but these names contain no information on the substrate and the reaction catalyzed. In certain cases, enzymes catalyzing hydrolysis reactions are designated by the name of the substrate followed by the suffix "ase" [...]