Enzymes

Question 0

Nuclease

Answer 0

Breaks down nucleic acids by hydrolyzing bonds between nucleotides

Question 1

Hydrolase

Answer 1

General term for enzymes that catalyze a hydrolytic cleavage reaction

Question 2

Protease

Answer 2

Breaks down proteins by hydrolyzing peptide bonds between amino acids

Question 3

Synthase

Answer 3

Enzyme that synthesize molecules in anabolic reactions by condensing 2 molecules together

Question 4

Isomerase

Answer 4

Catalyzes the rearrangement of bonds within a single molecule

Question 5

Polymerase

Answer 5

Catalyzes polymerization reactions such as the synthesis of DNA and RNA

Question 6

Kinase

Answer 6

Catalyzes the addition of phosphate groups to molecules.

Question 7

Phosphatase

Answer 7

Catalyzes the hydrolytic removal of a phosphate group from a molecule

Question 8

Oxido-reductase

Answer 8

General name for enzymes that catalyze reactions in which one molecule is oxidized while the other is reduced

Oxidases, reductases, dehydrogenases

Question 9

ATPase

Answer 9

Hydrolyzes ATP. Many proteins with a wide range of roles have energy harnessing ATPase activity as part of their function, including motor proteins such as myosin and membrane transport protein such as the sodium potassium pump