Term Name: hydrolase activity
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Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of various bonds, e.g. C-O, C-N, C-C, phosphoric anhydride bonds, etc. Hydrolase is the systematic name for any enzyme of EC class 3.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016787]   QuickGO   AmiGO

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is a type of: catalytic activity
has subtype: beta-alanyl-dopamine hydrolase activity beta-alanyl-histamine hydrolase activity coenzyme F390-A hydrolase activity coenzyme F390-G hydrolase activity cytosine C-5 DNA demethylase activity deacetylase activity GPI-anchor transamidase activity hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides hydrolase activity, acting on acid carbon-carbon bonds hydrolase activity, acting on acid carbon-phosphorus bonds hydrolase activity, acting on acid halide bonds hydrolase activity, acting on acid phosphorus-nitrogen bonds hydrolase activity, acting on acid sulfur-nitrogen bonds hydrolase activity, acting on acid sulfur-sulfur bonds hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-sulfur bonds hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds hydrolase activity, acting on ether bonds hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds peptidase activity serine hydrolase activity