The bacterial genus Bacillus can utilize starch as a nutrient by splitting the starch molecule into smaller molecules of glucose with the addition of water. The enzymes to do this would be classi?ed as ______.

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The enzymes that split starch into glucose by adding water are classified as hydrolases. Hydrolases catalyze the cleavage of bonds by the addition of water, which is exactly the process described for breaking down starch into glucose.

The Bacterial Genus Bacillus Can Utilize Starch as a Nutrient