Enzyme Commonly Used in Organic Synthesis
Enzymes |
Reactions |
1. Esterases, lipases |
Ester hydrolysis, ester formation |
2. Amidases (proteases, acylases) |
Amide hydrolysis, amide formation |
3. Dehydrogenases |
Oxidoreduction of alcohols and ketones |
4. Oxidases |
Oxidation |
5. Peroxidases |
Oxidation, epoxidation, halohydration |
6. Kinases |
Phosphorylation (ATP dependent) |
7. Aldolases, transketolases |
Aldol reaction (C-C bond) |
8. Glycosidases, glycosyltransferases |
Glycosidic bond formation |
9. Phosphorylases, phosphatases |
Formation and hydrolysis of phosphate |
10. Sulphotransferases |
Formation of sulphate esters |
11. Transaminases |
Amino acid synthesis (C-N band) |
12. Hydrolases |
Hydrolysis |
13. Isomerases, lyases, hydratases |
Isomerization, addition, elimination, or replacement of a group |


