Enzyme Types and Functions

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What type of enzyme acts as a hydrogen donor during the oxidation of a substrate?

  • Ligase
  • Transferase
  • Lyase
  • Oxidoreductase (correct)

Which enzyme type is responsible for the transfer of functional groups?

  • Hydrolase
  • Lyase
  • Transferase (correct)
  • Isomerase

What reaction does a hydrolase facilitate?

  • Isomerization
  • Hydrolysis (correct)
  • Oxidation-reduction
  • Synthetic reactions

Which enzyme type utilizes ATP to join two molecules?

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Which of the following enzyme types is involved in isomerization reactions?

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Study Notes

Enzyme Types

  • Enzymes are biological catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions
  • Six major classes of enzymes: Oxidoreductases, Transferases, Hydrolases, Lyases, Isomerases, Ligases
  • Oxidoreductases catalyze oxidation-reduction reactions
    • Involve the transfer of hydrogen atoms
    • Dehydrogenases or reductases act as hydrogen donors in oxidation reactions
    • Oxidases accept oxygen atoms
    • Alcohol dehydrogenase is an example of an oxidoreductase
  • Transferases catalyze the transfer of functional groups
    • Hexokinase is an example of a transferase
  • Hydrolases catalyze hydrolysis reactions
    • Break bonds by adding water
    • Lipase is an example of a hydrolase
  • Lyases specialize in the addition or removal of water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide
    • Pyruvate decarboxylase is an example of a lyase
  • Isomerases catalyze isomerization reactions
    • Move functional groups within the same molecule
    • Resulting molecule is an isomer of the original molecule
    • Retinol isomerase is an example of an isomerase
  • Ligases catalyze synthetic reactions (joining two molecules)
    • Require ATP
    • Succinate Thiokinase is an example of a ligase
  • Not all enzymes are proteins. Some are RNA molecules.

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