Refer to the given reactin.
`{:(C_(12)H_(22)O_(11)+H_(2)O overset(Enzyme A)to 2C_(6)H_(12)O_(6)),("Maltose"" ""Glucose"):}`
Enzyme A used in the reaction, belongs to which class of enzymes ?

Options

A. Dehydrogenases
B. Transferases
C. Hydrolases
D. Lyases

Answer

C

Explanation

As per the Enzyme Nomenclature Recommendations (1978) of IUBMB, enzyme have been divided into six major groups as - Oxidoreductases, Transferase, Hydrolases, Lyases, Isomerases and Ligases (synthetases). Enzyme A used in the given reaction belongs to class Hydrolases. Hydrolases catalyse hydrolsis of bonds like ester, pepetide, glycosidic, C-C, C-halide, P-N, etc., which are formed by dehydration/condensation reactions. Hydrolases break up large molecules into smaller ones with the help of hydrogen and hydrozyl groups of water molecules. The phenomenon is called hydrolysis. Digestive enzyme belonging to this group are amylase (hydrolysis of strach), sucrase, lactase, etc.
`underset("Maltose")(C_(12)H_(22)O_(11))+H_(2)O overset("Maltase")rarrunderset("Glucose")(2C_(6)H_(12)O_(6))`