1) Catalyzing enzyme
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In biochemistry, a lyase is an enzyme that catalyzes the breaking (an `elimination` reaction) of various chemical bonds by means other than hydrolysis (a `substitution` reaction) and oxidation, often forming a new double bond or a new ring structure. The reverse reaction is also possible (called a `Michael addition”). For example, an enzyme...
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in physiology, any member of a class of enzymes that catalyze the addition or removal of the elements of water (hydrogen, oxygen), ammonia ... [2 related articles]
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<enzyme> An enzyme of the EC Class 4, that strips a group from a molecule to form a double bond or adds a group to a double bond. ... A lyase catalyses the nonhydrolytic removal of a group from a substrate with the resulting formation of a double bond. The reverse reaction is performed by a synthetase. ... The group include decarboxylases, al...
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(li´ās) any of a class of enzymes that remove groups from their substrates (other than by hydrolysis), leaving double bonds, or that conversely add groups to double bonds.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lī′ās Definitions: 1. Class name for those enzymes removing groups nonhydrolytically (EC class 4); prefixes such as 'hydro-' and 'ammonia-' are used to indicate the type of reaction. Trivial names for lyases include synthases, decarboxylases, aldolases, and dehydratases.
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any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
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