AssertionHydrolases are the enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of ester, ether, peptide, glycosidic, $$C - C$$or $$P - N$$ etc. bonds.ReasonLyases are the enzymes catalysing the linking together of 2 compounds like joining of$$C - O,C - N,P - O$$, etc. bonds.A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.C. Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect.D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Hint:  Hydrolases are enzymes that catalyse the cleavage of a covalent bond that uses water. Kinds of hydrolases contain esterase, like phosphatases, which take effect on ester bonds, and peptidases or proteases that take effect on amide bonds in peptides. Complete step-by-step answer:A hydrolase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of chemical bonds. For example, any enzyme that catalyses the following reaction is a hydrolase: $$A - B + {H_2}o -  -  > A - OH + B - H$$where $$A - B$$ signifies a chemical bond of undetermined molecules. There are different kinds of enzymes depending on their action. Hydrolases catalyse the hydrolysis of glycosidic, peptide, ether, ester, $$P - N,$$$$C - C$$,$$C - halide,$$  bonds, etc. which are developed by condensation and dehydration. Hydrolases split up larger molecules into smaller ones by hydroxyl groups of hydrogen and water molecules. The phenomenon is known as hydrolysis. Lyases are the enzymes that induce cleavage, the elimination of groups without hydrolysis, the accumulation of groups to double bonds, or elimination of a group generating double bond, e.g histidine decarboxylase breaks down histidine to histamine and $$C{O_2}$$​.Hence, the correct answer is option c.Note:   Hydrolase is a category of hydrolytic enzymes that are commonly utilised as biochemical catalysts that use water as a hydroxyl group donor during the substrate decomposition. In simple terms, a hydrolase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a chemical bond in organic molecules.