See also the IUPAC reccomandations :
https://goldbook.iupac.org/html/A/A00417.html https://goldbook.iupac.org/html/H/H02836.html --- Stefano Trapani Maître de Conférences http://www.cbs.cnrs.fr/index.php/fr/personnel?PERS=Stefano%20Trapani ------------------------------------- Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS) 29 rue de Navacelles 34090 MONTPELLIER Cedex, France Tel : +33 (0)4 67 41 77 29 Fax : +33 (0)4 67 41 79 13 ------------------------------------- Université de Montpellier CNRS UMR 5048 INSERM UMR 1054 ------------------------------------- Le 2018-01-31 15:43, F.Xavier Gomis-Rüth a écrit : > Hi Johannes, > > this is normal textbook knowledge, which got perverted over time and > misusage. Just check with a serious dictionary like Merrian Webster or > > even the Wikipedia (see below). > > Best regards, > > Xavier > > https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apoenzyme [1] > > https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Enzyme/Apoenzyme_and_Holoenzyme > [2] > > https://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Apoenzyme [3] > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme [4] > > On 31/1/18 15:33, Johannes Cramer wrote: > >> Dear collegues, >> >> a while ago, there was a discussion in the board on the term apo-structure >> as a way to descibe a native, free, or unbound protein (no ligands). I think >> the conclusion was that an apo-form is a halo enzyme lacking a cofactor and >> should not be used as a substitute for "unbound". >> We were recently asked by a reviewer to change "unbound" to "apo" in a text. >> We are weighing our options at the moment. Just comply and change it or >> "teach" the reviewer something... >> Can anyone share experiences with similar situations? Can anyone point out a >> publication on the term? >> >> Cheers, >> Johannes > > -- > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MAILSCANNER [5], and is > believed to be clean. Links: ------ [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apoenzyme [2] https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Enzyme/Apoenzyme_and_Holoenzyme [3] https://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Apoenzyme [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme [5] http://www.mailscanner.info/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
