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Contemporary Catalysis: Science, Technology, and Applications
Edited by
Paul C J Kamer;
Paul C J Kamer
University of St Andrews, UK
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Joris Thybaut
Joris Thybaut
Ghent University, Belgium
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-84973-990-0
PDF ISBN:
978-1-83916-870-3
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-78801-233-1
Special Collection:
RSC eTextbook Collection
Product Type:
Textbooks
No. of Pages:
876
Publication date:
11 May 2017
Book Chapter
6: An Introduction to Biocatalysis
By
R. Wever
;
R. Wever
Van‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam
Science Park 904
1098 XH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
[email protected]
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R. J. M. Goss
;
R. J. M. Goss
School of Chemistry, Biomolecular Sciences Building
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9ST
UK
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E. Spence
;
E. Spence
School of Chemistry, Biomolecular Sciences Building
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9ST
UK
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Xiaoxue Tong
;
Xiaoxue Tong
School of Chemistry, Biomolecular Sciences Building
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9ST
UK
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A. F. Hartog
A. F. Hartog
Van‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam
Science Park 904
1098 XH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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Published:11 May 2017
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Special Collection: RSC eTextbook CollectionProduct Type: Textbooks
Page range:
131 - 155
Citation
R. Wever, R. J. M. Goss, E. Spence, X. Tong, and A. F. Hartog, in Contemporary Catalysis: Science, Technology, and Applications, ed. P. C. J. Kamer, D. Vogt, and J. Thybaut, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017, pp. 131-155.
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This chapter provides the basis for understanding the parameters that determine the catalytic activity of enzymes. These kinetic parameters are discussed in some detail. The strategies that enzymes use to convert a substrate into a product are described and illustrated using specific examples. In addition, the origin of the unsurpassed chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivity of enzymes is discussed.
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