Class

1 2 3 4 5 6
Number
Transferase Hydrolase Isomerase Ligase
Class Name Oxidoreductase enzymes Lyase enzymes
enzymes enzymes enzymes enzymes
catalyze the catalyze the
cleavage of breakage of catalyze the
catalyze the bonds carbon-carbon, formation of
catalyze
transfer of various between carbon-sulpher, bonds
structural
Function / Catalyze the oxidation- groups from one carbon and and certain between
rearrangement
Role reduction reactions substrate (donner) some carbon-nitrogen carbon and
within a single
to another other atoms bonds without the oxygen, sulfur,
molecule.
(acceptor). by the addition of water nitrogen, and
addition of and the formation other atoms.
water. of double bonds.
17 8 11 4 5 5
according to hydrogen
Sub According to the according to
donner while the need no
Classes group that will be the type of
sub-subclass depends coenzymes
transferred. isomerization
upon hydrogen acceptor.
reaction
Enzyme
1.1 : 1.17 2.1 : 2.8 3.1 : 3.11 4.1 : 4.4 5.1 : 5.5 6.1 : 6.5
Code (M.N)
dehydrogenase aminotransferase esterase decarboxylase epimerase synthetase
reductase methyltransferase peptidase aldolase racemase carboxylase
Oxidase (when the oxygen
transcarboxylase amylase synthase mutase thiokinase
Examples acts as an acceptor)
(Trivial Oxygenase (when oxygen
Names) molecule is incorporated
phosphatase dehydratases
into the substrate during
the reaction)
peroxidase. urease citrate lyase