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Acetaldehyde dehydrogenases (EC 1.2.1.10) are dehydrogenase enzymes which catalyze the conversion of acetaldehyde into acetic acid. The oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetate can be summarized as follows:CH3CHO + NAD+ + […]

Tryptophan synthase or tryptophan synthetase is an enzyme that catalyzes the final two steps in the biosynthesis of tryptophan. It is commonly found in Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Fungi and Plantae. […]

Helicases are a class of enzymes vital to all living organisms. Their main function is to unpackage an organism’s genes. They are motor proteins that move directionally along a nucleic […]

Actin is a globular multi-functional protein that forms microfilaments. It is found in all eukaryotic cells (the only known exception being nematode sperm) where it may be present at concentrations […]

The carbonic anhydrases (or carbonate dehydratases) form a family of enzymes that catalyze the rapid interconversion of carbon dioxide and water to bicarbonate and protons (or vice versa) a reversible […]

Abnormal spindle-like microcephaly-associated protein also known as abnormal spindle protein homolog or Asp homolog is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ASPM gene. ASPM is located on […]

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) or ice structuring proteins (ISPs) refer to a class of polypeptides produced by certain vertebrates plants fungi and bacteria that permit their survival in subzero environments. AFPs […]

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) parathormone or parathyrin is secreted by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands as a polypeptide containing 84 amino acids.

BRCA1 and BRCA1 (/ˌbrækəˈwʌn/) are a human gene and its protein product respectively. The official symbol (BRCA1 italic for the gene nonitalic for the protein) and the official name (breast […]