Table 2.
Division of enzymes into catalytic groups along with the function performed by each of them and selected examples of enzymes.
| Group Number | Group Name | The Type of Catalyzed Reaction |
Exemplary Enzymes |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | oxidoreductases | Catalysis of oxidation and reduction reactions; transport of protons and electrons between reductant and oxidant molecules. | ● dehydrogenase | [96] |
| II | transferases | Transferring the selected functional group from the donor molecule to the acceptor molecule. | ● kinases | [97] |
| III | hydrolases | Catalysis of hydrolysis processes—the breakdown of chemical bonds with the participation of a water molecule. | ● lipases | [98] |
| IV | lyases | Cleavage of functional groups from the substrate molecule and breakdown of the chemical bond by means other than hydrolysis or oxidation. | ● aldolases | [99] |
| V | isomerases | Converting one isomeric form of a given compound to another. | ● cis-trans isomerases | [100] |
| VI | ligases | Generation of new compounds by creating a chemical bond between two independent molecules. | ● synthetases | [101] |