Esterase enzyme belongs to which of the following class?

Oxidoreductase

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Carboxylase

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Hydrolases

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Transferases

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Solution

The correct option is C Hydrolases
Esterases are the enzyme which hydrolyse ester linkage. Hence, esterases belong to class Hydrolase. Hydrolases are the enzymes catalysing hydrolysis.

Suggest Corrections

List-I	List-II
a. Pectin methyl esterase	$1$ . Linear anhydroglucose chain
b. Cx enzyme	$2$ . Pectic acid
c. Polygalacturonase	$3$ . Native cellulose
d. $C_{1}$ enzyme	$4$ . Pectin