Enzyme Nomenclature

Question 0

Which enzyme is responsible for the removal of a phosphate group (dephosphorylation)

Answer 0

Phosphatase

Question 1

Which enzyme is responsible for the addition of a Phosphate group (phosphorylation) PO3

Answer 1

Kinase

Question 2

Which enzyme is responsible for synthesis of the molecule preceding the ‘synthase’?

Answer 2

Synthase

Question 3

Which enzyme is responsible for the incorporation of one carbon dioxide molecule into the substrate?

Answer 3

carboxylase

Question 4

Which enzyme is responsible for the removal of one carbon dioxide molecule from the substrate molecule?

Answer 4

Decarboxylase

Question 5

Which enzyme is the catalyst for oxidation of the substrate via transfer of one or more hydride irons (H-) to an electron acceptor, often NAD+ or FAD?

Answer 5

Dehydrogenase

Question 6

Which enzyme is a catalyst for rearrangement of existing atoms within the substrate molecule. The product has the same chemical formula as the substrate.

Answer 6

Isomerase

Question 7

Which enzyme is the catalyst for transfer of a functional group within the substrate molecule to a new location within the same molecule?

Answer 7

Mutase