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| Enzymes are better catalysts than chemical catalysts because: (5 reasons) |
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1. Achieve higher rate enhancements
2. Operate under mild conditions
3. Have great specificity
4. enzymes catalyze a great diversity of reactions
5. Susceptible to regulation |
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| Redox reactions regulator |
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Transfer of hydride ion H-, reducing the other compound
Oxidoreductase |
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O2 is the electron acceptor
Oxidoreductase |
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| Transfer of a functional group from one compound to another |
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Transfer of a phosphoric group between a nucleotide (eg. ATP) and another compound
Transferase |
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| Aminotransferase (transaminase) |
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Transfer of an amino group between compounds, important in amino acid metabolism
Transferase |
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| Hydrolysis (cleavage of a single bond via the addition of water) reaction regulator |
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Hydrolysis of a single bond between a compound and a phosphoric group (releasing inorganic phosphate, Pi)
Hydrolase |
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| Peptidase/ Protease/ Proteinase |
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Hydrolysis of a peptide bond
Hydrolase |
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Hydrolysis of a glycosidic bond
Hydrolase |
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Hydrolysis of a bond in a lipid
Hydrolase |
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| Group elimination to form a double bond or breaking a single bond to form two products, one of which has a new double bond |
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Forming a single bond between two compounds, one of which loses a double bond
Lyase |
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| Internal rearrangement or isomerization |
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The apparent migration within a molecule of a functional group from one position to another position
Isomerase |
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| Bond formation coupled to nucleotide triphosphate (ATP, GTP, ...) hydrolysis |
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Formation of a new bond coupled to ATP (or GTP, etc) hydrolysis
Ligase |
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Dehydrogenase (DH)
Oxidoreductase |
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