What Is a Hydrolase?

Hydrolases are the general name for a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis reaction (such as trypsin is a hydrolase that hydrolyzes polypeptide chains). It can also be said that they are a special class of transferases that use water as a receptor for the transferred group.

Hydrolase

Hydrolase is catalyzed

The hydrolase is based on "(

Hydrolases are classified as EC3 in the EC number, and subdivided into several subclasses by the bonds they break down:

EC3.1: Ester bond (esterase)

EC3.2: Sugar (glycosylase)

EC3.3: ether bond

EC3.4: Peptide bond (peptidase)

EC3.5: CN bond, but excluding peptide bonds

EC3.6: acid anhydride

EC3.7: CC key

EC3.8: Halogen bond

EC3.9: PN key

EC3.10: SN key

EC3.11: SP key

EC3.12: SS key

EC3.13: CS key