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Enzyme classes
Enzyme classification and function
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 3
11/24/2012

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oxidoreductase
Definition
Act on many chemical groupings to add or remove hydrogen atoms
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transferase
Definition
Transfer functional groups between donor and acceptor molecules. For example, kinases are specialized transferases that regulate metabolism by transferring phosphate from ATP to other molecules
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hydrolase
Definition
Add water across a bond, hydrolyzing it
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lyase
Definition
Add water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide across double bonds, or remove these elements to produce double bonds
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isomerase
Definition
Carry out many kinds of isomerizations; L to D isomerizations, mutase reactions (shifts of chemical groups) and others
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ligase
Definition
Catalyze reactions in which two chemical groups are joined (or ligated) with the use of energy from ATP
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