Enzymes That Catalyze Removing Electrons from One Substrate and Adding

question 63

Multiple Choice

Enzymes that catalyze removing electrons from one substrate and adding electrons to another are called

• A)phosphotransferases.
• B)oxidoreductases.
• C)decarboxylases.
• D)aminotransferases.
• E)ligases.

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