Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms credit: 3 or

4 Hours

Introduction to the catalytic strategies used by enzymes for accelerating chemical reactions using a combination of kinetics, enzymology, and structural information. Application of gene databases to infer evolutionary relationships among catalytic mechanisms. Same as MCB 553 . Prerequisite: Two semesters of undergraduate organic chemistry ( CHEM 232 or CHEM 236 and CHEM 332 or CHEM 436 ) or consent of instructor.