Lyases catalyze the "lysis" of a bond. "Lysis" here means

breakage of a bond

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conversion of a covalent bond to ionic bond

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destruction of a compound

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joining of two molecules

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The correct option is A breakage of a bond
Lyases are a category of enzymes that catalyze the breaking of bonds. This is different from hydrolysis, which involves the breaking of a bond with the help of a water molecule. An example of lyases is aldolase, which catalyzes the formation of dihydroxy acetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate from fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate.

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