Which of the following is lyase?: (A) Decarboxylase, (B) Synthetase, (C) Kinase, (D) Oxygenase
Answer is A. These enzymes can remove groups from substrates or break bonds by mechanisms other than hydrolysis. For example, Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate -------- Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate +dihydroxy acetone phosphateRef: DM Vasudevan, Page no: 42