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Preface VII

mation obtained by X-ray crystallography We are grateful to many readers for their
that is stored in the Protein Data Bank. In comments and valuable criticisms during the
naming enzymes, we have followed the of - preparation of this book. Of course, we would
cial nomenclature recommended by the also welcome further comments and sugges-
IUBMB. For quick identification, EC numbers tions from our readers.
(in italics) are included with enzyme names.
To help students assess the relevance of the
material (while preparing for an examination, August 2004
for example), we have included symbols on
the text pages next to the section headings to
indicate how important each topic is. A filled Jan Koolman,
circle stands for “basic knowledge,” a half- Klaus-Heinrich Röhm
filled circle indicates “standard knowledge,” Marburg
and an empty circle stands for “in-depth
knowledge.” Of course, this classification Jürgen Wirth
only reflects our subjective views. Darmstadt
This second edition was carefully revised and
a significant number of new plates were
added to cover new developments.

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