Transient oxidation as a mechanistic strategy in enzymatic catalysis

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 532-538

  Tanner, Martin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOGLUCOSIDASE DERIVATIVE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE LEVO GLYCERO DEXTRO MANNO HEPTOSE 6 EPIMERASE; EPIMERASE; GLUCOSIDASE; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE MANNOSE 3,5 EPIMERASE; NICOTINAMIDE DERIVATIVE; RACEMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; ELIMINATION REACTION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EPIMERIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

BIOCATALYSIS; ENZYMES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTONS; WATER;

EID: 53849136554     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.06.016     Document Type: Review

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