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hydrolase


Term: hydrolase
Literally meaning: “enzyme of breaking down water”
Origin: Anc Greek
ύδωρ/hydor(=water)
+-άση/-asy(=-ase) enzyme suffix added to the name of the substrate that the enzyme  hydrolyzes eg proteinase for protein or lipase for lipids
>διά-/dia-(=prefix denoting “through”, “apart” )
> δυο/dio(two) + στάσις/stasis(=halt) > ίστημι/histimi(=stand).

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Definition
A hydrolase is an enzyme that catalyzes the breaking of a chemical bond by adding a water molecule to a substance resulting in the split of that substance into two parts. Hydrolases are classified as  enzymes of class EC 3.

1 comment:

  1. β-galactosidase is a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-galactosides into monosaccharides. Substrates of different β-galactosidases incl b galactosidase

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