Types of Enzymes

Question 1

Oxidoreductases are enzymes involved in

Answer 1

Redox reactions

Question 2

How do Oxidoreductases perform redox reactions?

Answer 2

They engage in two types of reactions that transfer electrons from different molecules

Question 3

Oxidoreductases can usually catalyze in which directions?

Answer 3

Both forward and reverse

Question 4

Transferases are enzymes which function by

Answer 4

Moving some functional group from 1 molecule to another

Question 5

Which enzyme is found in protein translation?

Answer 5

Peptidyl transferase, for it transfers proteins

Question 6

Hydrolases are enzymes which work by

Answer 6

Using water to cleave molecules / performing hydrolysis

Question 7

Lyases are enzymes which

Answer 7

Dissociate molecules without water and redox

Question 8

Isomerases are enzymes involved in

Answer 8

Molecule being converted to isomers

Question 9

Glycolysis uses which kind of enzyme?

Answer 9

An isomerase, which is Phosphoglucose Isomerase

Question 10

Ligases are enzymes which work to

Answer 10

Combine molecules