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Enzyme Categories
Enzyme Name | Type of Reaction Catalyzed | examples |
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2)Tranferases | Transfer functional groups from one molecule to another | e.g. kinases, transaminases, transcarboxylases |
3)Hydrolases | Cleave bonds by hydrolysis | e.g. phosphatases, peptidases |
4)Lyases | Catalyze removal of groups to form double bonds or addition of groups to double bonds | e.g. decarboxylases, anhydrases |
5)Isomerases | Catalyze intramolecular rearrangements | e.g. epimerases or mutases |
6)Ligases | Ligate two molecules at the expense of ATP hydrolysis | e.g. carboxylases, synthetases |
1)Oxidoreductases | Catalyze redox reactions | e.g. reductases, dehydrogenases |