Enzyme catalysis: Over-the-barrier or through-the-barrier?

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 405-408

  Sutcliffe, Michael J ^a   Scrutton, Nigel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SHORT SURVEY; THERMODYNAMICS;

CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0034283867     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01642-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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