Sinopsis
Enzymes are giant macromolecules which catalyse biochemical reactions. They are remarkable in many ways. Their three-dimensional structures are highly complex, yet they are formed by spontaneous folding of a linear polypeptide chain. Their catalytic properties are far more impressive than synthetic catalysts which operate under more extreme conditions. Each enzyme catalyses a single chemical reaction on a particular chemical substrate with very high enantioselectivity and enantiospeciWcity at rates which approach ‘catalytic perfection’. Living cells are capable of carrying out a huge repertoire of enzyme-catalysed chemical reactions, some of which have little or no precedent in organic chemistry. In this book I shall seek to explain from the perspective of organic chemistry what enzymes are, how they work, and how they catalyse many of the major classes of enzymatic reactions.
Content
- From Jack Beans to Designer Genes
- All Enzymes are Proteins
- Enzymes are Wonderful Catalysts
- Methods for Studying Enzymatic Reactions
- Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Group Transfer Reactions
- Enzymatic Redox Chemistry
- Enzymatic Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation
- Enzymatic Addition/Elimination Reactions
- Enzymatic Transformations of Amino Acids
- Isomerases
- Radicals in Enzyme Catalysis
- Non-Enzymatic Biological Catalysis
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