Hydrolytic enzyme

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A hydrolytic enzyme is any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a chemical bond. These enzymes usually have a wide specificity such as Esterase which catalyses the breakdown of ester bonds.

Examples Include:

  • Proteases
  • Lipase
  • Phosphatase
  • Esterases


http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/EC3/intro.html

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