1. What are enzymes? Describe briefly I.U.B. system of classification
with examples.
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An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which chemical reactions proceed without itself being altered in the process. The biological processes that occur within all living organisms are chemical reactions, and most are regulated by enzymes.
Answer:
According to the International Union of Biochemists (I U B), enzymes are divided into six functional classes and are classified based on the type of reaction in which they are used to catalyze. The six kinds of enzymes are hydrolases, oxidoreductases, lyases, transferases, ligases and isomerases.
Isomerases: The Isomerases enzymes catalyze the structural shifts present in a mole...
Hydrolases: Hydrolases are hydrolytic enzymes, which catalyze the hydrolysis reacti...
Transferases: The Transferases enzymes help in the transportation of the functional ...
Oxidoreductases: The enzyme Oxidoreductase catalyzes the oxidation reaction where ...