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There
are 6 major classes of enzymes:
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1.Oxidoreductases which are involved in
oxidation,
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reduction,
and electron or proton transfer reactions;
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2.Transferases, catalysing reactions in
which groups are
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transferred;
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3.Hydrolases which cleave various
covalent bonds by
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hydrolysis;
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4.Lyases catalyse reactions forming or
breaking double
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bonds;
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5.Isomerases catalyse isomerisation
reactions;
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6.Ligases join substituents together
covalently.
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