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[[Carbon|Carbon]] bonds can be cleaved in [[Oxidation|oxidation]] and [[Hydrolysis|hydrolysis]] reactions. They can also be cleaved when two substrates form one product or when one substrate forms two products. When the [[Carbon dioxide|CO]]<sub>[[Carbon dioxide|2]]&nbsp;</sub> or [[Water|H<sub>2</sub>O]] is released a double bond will form. Lyases are the enzymes which catalyse these reactions. 

An example which illistrates this is the conversion of [[Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate|fructose 1,6-bisphosphate]] (6 carbon compound) into [[Dihydroxyacetone phosphate|dihydroxyacetone phosphate]] and [[Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate|glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate]] (both 3 carbon compounds)<ref>Jeremy M.Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto, Lupert Stryer (2011). Biochemistry. 8th ed. W. H. Freeman; Eigth edition (1600). p442.</ref>. 

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