In biochemistry, enzymes are designated by the suffix -ase. The most frequent method for naming enzymes is to add this suffix to the end of the substrate, e.g., an enzyme that degrades peroxides may be termed peroxidase; the enzyme that generates telomeres is called telomerase.
A suffix is utilized in the formation of enzyme names. It is commonly added to the name of the molecule that the enzyme dissolves, as in lactase, which breaks down lactose.
DNA replication is mediated by an enzyme known as DNA polymerase (poly meaning many, mer indicating pieces, and –ase meaning enzyme; therefore, an enzyme that joins many pieces of DNA).
Names of bond-breaking enzymes typically end in -ase, such as maltase, lipase, and peptidase. Maltase breaks down maltose, lipases break down lipids, and peptidases break down proteins (also known as polypeptides, as we’ll see on the page on proteins).
In biochemistry, enzymes are designated by the suffix -ase. The most frequent method for naming enzymes is to add this suffix to the end of the substrate, e.g., an enzyme that degrades peroxides may be termed peroxidase; the enzyme that generates telomeres is called telomerase. The enzyme that polymerizes (assembles) DNA into strands is known as polymerase; also see reverse transcriptase.
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