Category:GO:0016829 ! lyase activity

name: lyase activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Catalysis of the cleavage of C-C, C-O, C-N and other bonds by other means than by hydrolysis or oxidation, or conversely adding a group to a double bond. They differ from other enzymes in that two substrates are involved in one reaction direction, but only one in the other direction. When acting on the single substrate, a molecule is eliminated and this generates either a new double bond or a new ring." [EC:4.-.-.-, ISBN:0198547684]
comment: Note that enzymes of class EC:4.99.-.- should also be annotated to this term.
subset: goslim_aspergillus
subset: goslim_candida
subset: goslim_pir
subset: goslim_yeast
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "other lyase activity" NARROW []
xref: EC:4
is_a: GO:0003824 ! catalytic activity

AmiGO

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