Enzyme catalysis is a topic of fundamental importance in
organic, bio-organic and medicinal chemistry. This new edition of a very
popular textbook provides a concise introduction to the underlying principles
and mechanisms of enzyme and coenzyme action from a chemical perspective.
Whilst retaining the overall structure of the first edition
- preliminary chapters describe the basic principles of enzyme structure and
catalysis moving through to detailed discussions of the major classes of enzyme
processes in the later chapters - the book has been thoroughly updated to
include information on the most recent advances in our understanding of enzyme
action. A major feature of the second edition is the inclusion of two-colour
figures of the active sites of enzymes discussed in the text, in order to
illustrate the interplay between enzyme structure and function. Problems, with
outline answers, at the end of each chapter give the student the chance to the
check their understanding of the material.
As a concise but
comprehensive account, Introduction to Enzyme and Coenzyme
Chemistry will continue to
prove invaluable to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of organic,
bio-organic and medicinal chemistry.
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