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<enzyme>
<cell biology> An enzyme of the EC Class 4, that strips a group from a molecule to form a double bond or adds a group to a double bond.
A lyase catalyses the nonhydrolytic removal of a group from a substrate with the resulting formation of a double bond. The reverse reaction is performed by a synthetase.
The group include decarboxylases, aldolases and dehydratases.
(14 Oct 1997)
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