Enzymes are classified according the reaction they catalyze. The six classes are:
1 . Oxidoreductases
2. Tranferases
3. Hydrolases
4. Lyases
5. Isomerases
6. Ligases
Examples
1. Alcohol dehydrogenase: An oxidoreductase converting alcohols to
2. aldehydes/ketones.
3. Aminotransferases: Transferases catalyzing the amino acid degradation
by removing amino groups.
3. Pyruvate decarbotylase: A lyase that removes €02 from pyruvate.
Amj Hum Genet. 1971 September; 23(5): 513-532. PmCID: PmC1706762.
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