Introduction to Enzyme and Coenzyme Chemistry provides a concise introduction to the underlying principles and mechanisms of enzyme and coenzyme action from a chemical perspective.

Introduction to Enzyme and Coenzyme Chemistry features inclusion of two-colour figures of the active sites of enzyme discussed in the text, in order to illustrate the interplay between enzyme structure and function.

Contents

1. From Jack Beans to Designer Genes
2. All Enzymes are Proteins
3. Enzymes are Wonderful Catalysts
4. Methods for Studying Enzymatic Reactions
5. Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Group Transfer Reactions
6. Enzymatic Redox Chemistry
7. Enzymatic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation
8. Enzymatic Addition/Elimination Reactions
9. Enzymatic Transformations of Amino Acids
10. Isomerases
11. Radicals in Enzyme Catalysis
12. Non-Enzymatic Biological Catalysis

Appendices

• Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rule for stereochemical nomenclature
• Amino acid abbreviations
• A simple demonstration of enzyme catalysis
• Answers to problems

Index

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