Multiple choice

Directions: For naming and classification of enzymes, IUB has created a systematic method. They have classified the enzymes depending on the kind of reactions the enzymes catalyse. The enzymes are classified into 6 classes.

Which of the following enzymes are responsible for catalysing the breaking down of substrate by hydrolysis?

  1. Isomerases

  2. Lyases

  3. Hydrolases

  4. Ligases

  5. Transferases
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Hydrolases are those enzymes which are responsible for catalysing the substrate’s lysis with the addition of water or by hydrolysis. They help to transfer the functional group towards water. Some of the substrates are peptide, ester, halide, glycosyl, etc.

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