Fundamentals of Enzymology: The Cell and Molecular Biology of Catalytic Proteins

Since the publication of the successful and popular second edition of Fundamentals of Enzymology in 1989 there has been a large increase in the knowledge of several aspects of enzymology, not least the rapid acceleration of structural characterization of enzymes and the development of the field of bioinformatics.

This new edition places appropriate emphasis on the new knowledge and consolidates the strengths of the previous editions. As before, Fundamentals of Enzymology 3rd ed gives an all-round view of the field including enzyme purification and characterization, enzyme structure (including information on the web), enzyme kinetics, the mechanisms and control of enzyme action, enzyme folding, how enzymes act in vivo, enzyme synthesis and degradation, and also clinical and industrial applications of enzymology. Throughout the book, the integration of these themes is stressed.

Key Features

• Updated new edition of previously successful and popular textbook
• Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of enzymology, including enzyme structure and in vivo regulation
• Extensively illustrated including colour plates of structures
• Extensive references to primary literatures
• Appendix of WWW addresses of structural databases (will also be available via OUP website)

Readership

Second or third (fourth in Scotland) year undergraduates on biochemistry/molecular biology courses.

Author Details

Nicholas Price University of Glasgow,
Lewis Stevens Formerly of the University of Sterling