Digestive enzymes are

Transferases

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Hydrolases

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Lyases

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Oxidoreductases

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Solution

The correct option is B
Hydrolases

Any enzyme which uses hydrolysis (breaking a molecule in two, resulting in two smaller molecules) is called a hydrolase.

In chemical digestion, hydrolysis is the main chemical reaction used by the enzymes to break proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and other complex molecules into smaller pieces.

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Column I	Column II
(A) Oxidoreductases	(p) join molecules
(B) Transferases	(q) transfer of electrons
(C) Hydrolases	(r) transfer of group within molecules
(D) Lyases	(s) group-transfer reaction
(E) Isomerases	(t)addition of groups
(F) Ligases	(u) split molecules

Why are the digestive enzymes called as hydrolases?

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