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Enzymes that catalyses the removal of groups from substrates by mechanism other than hydrolysis, addition of groups to double bonds are called

a)

Lyases

b)

Ligases

c)

Hydrolases

d)

Dehydrogenases



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Enzymes that catalyses the removal of groups from substrates by mechanism other than hydrolysis, addition of groups to double bonds are called

a)

Lyases

b)

Ligases

c)

Hydrolases

d)

Dehydrogenases

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Lyases catalyse the breakage of specific covalent bonds and removal of groups without hydrolysis. Example histidine decarboxylase splits bonds of histidine forming  and histamine

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