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Lyases

Enzymes that cleave carbon-carbon, carbon-sulfur, and certain carbon-nitrogen bonds without hydrolysis or oxidation-reduction.

EC class 4 enzymes (e.g., aldolase, fumarase, citrate lyase) that break bonds by mechanisms other than hydrolysis or redox, often generating a double bond.

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  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary

    EC class 4 enzymes (e.g., aldolase, fumarase, citrate lyase) that break bonds by mechanisms other than hydrolysis or redox, often generating a double bond.

Related terms

Enzymes