enzyme classes Flashcards
1
Q
hydrolyzes chemical bonds
A
Hydrolase
2
Q
rearranges bonds within molecules
A
Isomerase
3
Q
forms a chemical bond
A
Ligase
4
Q
breaks chemical bonds by means other than oxidation and hydolysis
A
lyase
5
Q
transfers a phosphate group to a molecule from high energy carrier such as ATP
A
Kinase
6
Q
runs redox reactions
A
Oxidoreductase
7
Q
Polymerization (e.g. addition of nucleotides to the leading strand of DNA)
A
Polymerase
8
Q
removes Phosphate group from molecule
A
Phosphatase
9
Q
transfers a phosphate group to a molecule from inorganic phosphate
A
Phosphorylase
10
Q
Hydrolyzes peptide bonds
A
Protease
