BRENDA the Enzyme Database

27 February 2010

enzyme database
BRENDA is a gold mine for those studying enzymes! The database proclaims to be the comprehensive enzyme information system and with 5010 enzymes it looks to be the case. Here is a screenshot of the navigation bar. As you can see BRENDA brings together many different categories such as IC50 values, pH stability range and crystallization.
enzyme database
My only suggestion so far is to change ‘Recommended Name’ to ‘Enzyme name’. I think it would save some confusion in the search entry.

I have never seen another database bring together this much information about a class of proteins. If you have a colleague working in enzymology this is site is definitely worth passing along.