Essential Biochemistry - Enzymes (Section 1 - No. 23)
What is the general role of an isomerase?
To catalyze the transfer of a group.
To change the shape of a molecule.
To catalyze the rearrangement of atoms within a molecule.
To join two molecules.
Explication
Isomerases catalyze reactions that rearrange atoms within a single molecule, creating an isomer.