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IN THIS Chapter WE SHALL CONSIDER THE CURRENT STATUS OF OUR knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of several types of enzymes. We outline some experimental results that, in our opinion, have contributed most effectively to the deduction of the chemical or kinetic mechanism of the enzyme under discussion. An attempt will be made to draw out the common features of enzyme mechanism. We shall also consider catalytic criteria in terms of the evolution of enzyme catalytic power.
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Wharton, C.W., Eisenthal, R. (1981). Enzyme Mechanisms. In: Molecular Enzymology. Tertiary Level Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8532-9_9
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