The Organic Chemistry of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions is not a book on enzymes, but rather a book on the general mechanisms involved in chemical reactions involving enzymes. An enzyme is a protein molecule in a plant or animal that causes specific reactions without itself being permanently altered or destroyed.

This is a revised edition of a very successful book, which appeals to both academic and industrial markets.

Illustrates the organic mechanism associated with each enzyme-catalyzed reaction

Makes the connection between organic reaction mechanisms and enzyme mechanisms

Compiles the latest information about molecular mechanisms of enzyme reactions

Accompanied by clearly drawn structures, schemes, and figures

Includes an extensive bibliography on enzyme mechanisms covering the last 30 years

Explains how enzymes can accelerate the rates of chemical reactions with high specificity

Provides approaches to the design of inhibitors of enzyme-catalyzed reactions

Categorizes the cofactors that are appropriate for catalyzing different classes of reactions

Shows how chemical enzyme models are used for mechanistic studies

Describes catalytic antibody design and mechanism

Includes problem sets and solutions for each chapter

Written in an informal and didactic style