An enzyme that transfers phosphates from ATP to a substrate molecule is a
A) hydrolase.
B) lipase.
C) transferase.
D) ligase.
E) kinase.

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An enzyme that transfers phosphates from ATP to a substrate molecule is called a kinase. Choice E is the only option that represents a type of enzyme that performs this type of chemical reaction. A hydrolase catalyzes the breaking of a chemical bond using water molecules, a lipase catalyzes the hydrolysis of lipids, a transferase catalyzes the transfer of a functional group from one molecule to another, and a ligase catalyzes the joining of two molecules using energy from ATP.

An Enzyme That Transfers Phosphates from ATP to a Substrate