The Enzyme Commission number consists of the letters "EC" followed by four numbers separated by periods, where those numbers represent a progressively finer classification of the enzyme, like the EC 3 where the enzymes are hydrolases and EC 3.4 are hydrolases that act on peptide bonds.
The Enzyme Commission number consists of the letters "EC" followed by four numbers separated by periods, where those numbers represent a progressively finer classification of the enzyme, like the EC 3 where the enzymes are hydrolases and EC 3.4 are hydrolases that act on peptide bonds.