Multiple choice

The C-C, C-O, C-N bonds in a compound are cleaved by ________ enzymes.

  1. lyases

  2. isomerases

  3. ligase

  4. proteoplytic
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Explanation

Lyases are enzymes cleaving C-C, C-O, C-N, and other bonds by elimination, leaving double bonds or rings, or conversely adding groups to double bonds.

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