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- ↑ "ExplorEnz – The Enzyme Database".
- ↑ McDonald, A.G.; Boyce, S.; K.F., Tipton (2009). "ExplorEnz: the primary source of the IUBMB enzyme list". Nucleic Acids Res. 37: D593–D597. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkn582 . PMC 2686581 .
- ↑ Hydron is a generic term that includes all isotopes of H+, i.e. not only 1H+ but also 2H+ (D+) and 3H+ (T+).
