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Zinc and Enzymes

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Biochemistry of Zinc

Part of the book series: Biochemistry of the Elements ((BOTE,volume 11))

Abstract

Zinc metalloenzymes catalyze approximately 50 important biochemical reactions. Many of these enzymes have been isolated from more than one species, resulting in identification of over 200 catalytically active zinc metalloproteins (Galdes and Vallee, 1983).

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  3. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Allen Park, Michigan, USA

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Prasad, A.S. (1993). Zinc and Enzymes. In: Biochemistry of Zinc. Biochemistry of the Elements, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9444-1_2

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