IUPAC definition : enzymes cleaving C–C, C–O, C–N and other bonds by other reactions than by hydrolysis
or oxidation. Lyases catalyse the addition of molecules to unsaturated compounds or
the elimination of molecules creating an unsaturated residue.;
enzymes cleaving C–C, C–O, C–N and other bonds by other reactions than by hydrolysis
or oxidation. Lyases catalyse the addition of molecules to unsaturated compounds or
the elimination of molecules creating an unsaturated residue.