Enzymes

Index to Course Material Index to Section 12

• A brief Overview of Enzymes

• An active site in detail: the Serine Proteases
  1. Introduction
  2. Tertiary structure of the Chymotrypsin Superfamily
  3. The active site of chymotrypsin
  4. Diagrams
  5. Reaction Mechanism
  6. Crystal Structures
  7. References
  • Trypsinogen by Gail I. Schuman, Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, U.S.

  • Protein Tourist Kinemage on Serine Proteases by David C. Richardson and Jane S. Richardson

• Other enzymes:
  • Lipases - Interfacial Activation in Triacylglceride Lipase by Sophie Clarke, Protein structure group , Dept. of Chemistry, University of York
  • Cholinesterases:
    • Cholinesterases, by PPS Consultant Kurt Giles, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
      • U.S. Mirror at Brookhaven National Laboratory Biology Department
    • Adventures with Acetylcholinesterase by Maja Kricker, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

  • Links to further useful resources will be added here. Please let us know of any other interesting enzyme structure/function material you have found on the WWW.

Index to Course Material

Index to Section 12

Last updated 15th Jul '96