Desmolase

A desmolase enzyme is one that catalyzes the formation or destruction of carbon-carbon bonds within a molecule. These enzymes play a significant role in respiration and fermentation.[1] Desmolases are involved in steroidogenesis.

Examples of desmolases are:

References

  1. Wallerstein, Leo (1939). "Enzyme Preparations from Microorganisms: Commercial Production and Industrial Application". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry 31 (10): 1218–1224. doi:10.1021/ie50358a012.
  2. Gutcho, Marcia Halpern (1969). Alcoholic Malt Beverages, 1969. Food Processing Reviews #7. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Development Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-8155-0282-1.
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