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Frequently rearrangements and deletions of enzymes and sub-subclasses are necessary.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results: We use the Dugundji\u2013Ugi model for coding of biochemical reactions which is based on electron shift patterns occurring during reactions. Changes of the bonds or of non-bonded valence electrons are expressed by reaction matrices. Our program calculates reaction matrices automatically on the sole basis of substrate and product chemical structures based on a new strategy for maximal common substructure determination, which allows an accurate atom mapping of the substrate and product atoms. The system has been tested for a large set of enzymatic reactions including all sub-subclasses of the EC classification system. Altogether 147 different representative reaction operators were found in the classified enzymes, 121 of which are unique with respect to an EC sub-subclass. The other 26 comprise groups of enzymes with very similar reactions, being identical with respect to the bonds formed and broken.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusion: The analysis and comparison of enzymatic reactions according to their electron shift patterns is defining enzyme groups characterised by unique reaction cores. Our results demonstrate the applicability of the Dugundji\u2013Ugi model as a reasonable pre-classification system allowing an objective and rational view on biochemical reactions.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Availability: The program to generate reaction matrix descriptors is available upon request.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Contact: \u00a0d.schomburg@tu-bs.de<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/bioinformatics\/btp549","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,9,27]],"date-time":"2009-09-27T00:12:58Z","timestamp":1254010378000},"page":"3135-3142","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Automatic assignment of reaction operators to enzymatic reactions"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Markus","family":"Leber","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1 Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Z\u00fclpicher Stra\u00dfe 47, 50674 and 2 Department for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19B, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Volker","family":"Egelhofer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1 Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Z\u00fclpicher Stra\u00dfe 47, 50674 and 2 Department for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19B, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany"},{"name":"1 Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Z\u00fclpicher Stra\u00dfe 47, 50674 and 2 Department for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19B, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ida","family":"Schomburg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1 Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Z\u00fclpicher Stra\u00dfe 47, 50674 and 2 Department for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19B, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany"},{"name":"1 Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Z\u00fclpicher Stra\u00dfe 47, 50674 and 2 Department for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19B, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dietmar","family":"Schomburg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1 Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Z\u00fclpicher Stra\u00dfe 47, 50674 and 2 Department for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19B, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany"},{"name":"1 Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Z\u00fclpicher Stra\u00dfe 47, 50674 and 2 Department for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19B, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,9,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023013112171667800_B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1190","DOI":"10.1021\/ci700433d","article-title":"Automatic determination of reaction mappings and reaction center information. 2. 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