oxidoreductase
Let an agent handle oxidoreductases by EC number, reaction, cofactors, biological role and applications.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle oxidoreductases by EC number, reaction, cofactors, biological role and applications.
An enzyme that catalyses oxidation-reduction reactions, transferring electrons from a donor to an acceptor, forming EC class 1; examples include dehydrogenases, oxidases, peroxidases, reductases and cytochrome P450 enzymes.
What it is for: Metabolism, energy production, detoxification and biotechnology.
It can be identify enzymes by EC number; describe reactions and cofactors; relate enzymes to pathways; find enzyme data in databases.
Distinguishing features
Catalyse redox reactions
Often need cofactors
Central to metabolism
Largest enzyme class by some counts
What it looks like
Invisible proteins; represented in structures and reaction diagrams.
How it is recognised
EC numbers starting with 1
Cofactors such as NAD+ and FAD
Transferases move groups rather than electrons
Related models
is a kind of - category
uses - cofactors
is catalogued in - databases
participates in - pathway
In practice
Families and kinds
dehydrogenases
oxidases
reductases
peroxidases and catalases
monooxygenases such as cytochrome P450
Identifiers
EC number EC 1.x.x.x enzyme classification
Standards and regulation
IUBMB enzyme nomenclature
Failure modes and hazards
Misassigning EC numbers
Overinterpreting predicted functions
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Enzyme Which enzyme.
EC numbers identify.
EC number
Classification.
EC number
EC classification.
- What is the enzyme EC number and accepted name? provenance
- Which subclass does it belong to? definition
Reaction
Chemistry.
Reaction
Reaction.
- What reaction does it catalyse, including donor and acceptor? definition
- Which cofactor is required? definition
Biology Roles.
Roles are diverse.
Pathway
Metabolism.
Pathway
Pathway role.
- Which metabolic pathway involves this enzyme? provenance
- In which organisms? provenance
Medicine
Drug metabolism.
Medicine
Drug metabolism.
- Does it metabolise drugs, such as cytochrome P450 enzymes? provenance
- Is the user asking about personal medication interactions? boundary
Data Databases.
Databases hold parameters.
Kinetics
Parameters.
Kinetics
Kinetics.
- What kinetic parameters are reported, and under which conditions? measurement
- From which database? provenance
Structure
Protein structure.
Structure
Structure.
- Is an experimental structure available? provenance
- Which PDB entry? provenance
Applications Uses.
Oxidoreductases are useful.
Industry
Biocatalysis.
Industry
Biocatalysis.
- How are oxidoreductases used in biocatalysis or biosensors? definition
- What are the challenges? boundary
Diagnostics
Tests.
Diagnostics
Diagnostics.
- Which diagnostic tests use these enzymes, such as glucose oxidase? provenance
- How do they work? definition
What the second pass must settle
- Should subclasses be separate entries?
- How should enzyme databases be linked?
- How should predicted enzymes be flagged?