Essentials of Enzymology

Provides concise information on an important area of the subject, Biochemistry. This may serve as course material for an advanced treatise in Enzymology designed for undergraduate science degree programs, especially B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry and Chemistry.

The book is in 12 chapters which have been divided into four distinct sections, thus:

• Basic enzyme chemistry and physiology
• Enzyme Kinetics
• Enzyme catalysis, Mechanisms and Regulation
• Applications of Enzymology

The Part 1 consists of four chapters that deal with the nature of enzymes—(history, properties, and classification), enzyme physiology; structure of enzymes, and analytical enzymology. Part 2 deals with Enzyme Kinetics which is treated in three chapters, and Part 3, made up of three chapters, discusses Enzyme catalysis, mechanisms, and regulation. Lastly, Part 4, consisting of two chapters, deals with the applications of enzymology.

Significantly, the kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions in diverse experimental conditions, and also under various inhibition types, are presented in a simple, mathematical lucid approach. The mechanisms of action for two atypical proteins—chymotrypsin and lysozyme—as well as the identification of active sites of enzymes by specific labels, are discussed concisely. Lastly, the specific applications of enzymes in diagnostic medicine, industry, and the emerging areas of enzyme biotechnology and enzyme bioinformatics are presented.