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Now for the six
                            groups!

                                    Catalytic Reaction Types of Enzymes        Today, we’ll
                                                                             introduce EC 2
                                    EC 1. Oxidoreductases                (Transferases) and
                                    EC 2. Transferases                    EC 3 (Hydrolases)
                                    EC 3. Hydrolases                     as representatives
                                    EC 4. Lyases                         of these catalytic
                                    EC 5. Isomerases                        reaction types.
                                    EC 6. Ligases

Alright, let’s have                                                      Today’s guests
 them make their                                                                  are...
       entrance!
                                      Wha?

  Transferase        Ta-da a a a a h!
and Hydrolase!

                     Transferase    Hydrolase

                        functional                      Hydrolase
                            Group
                                                             Now let’s find out what
Transferase                                                   kind of enzymes these

                                                                 groups contain and
                                                                  what jobs they do.

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