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Enzymes as Biological Catalysts

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Proteins perform many different functions in the living organism:

  • enzymes are catalysts

  • hormones are messengers in regulatory processes, immune proteins recognize, bind and, after a multi-step process, eliminate foreign molecules and cells

  • regulatory proteins bind and modify the function of other macromolecules

  • contractile proteins perform mechanical work,

  • transport proteins move specific molecules across boundaries, e.g., through membranes,

  • structural proteins form tissue, shells, etc.

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  1. Robert Huber
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  2. William S. Bennett Jr.
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Am Klopferspitz, D-8033, Martinsried, Germany

    Walter Hoppe

  2. Institut für Biophysik, Universität Gießen Strahlenzentrum, Leihgesterner Weg 217, D-6300, Gießen, Germany

    Wolfgang Lohmann

  3. Fakultät für Biologie, Universität Konstanz, Postfach 5560, D-7750, Konstanz, Germany

    Hubert Markl

  4. Institut für Botanik und Mikrobiologie, Technischen Universität München, Arcisstraße 21, D-8000, München 2, Germany

    Hubert Ziegler

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Huber, R., Bennett, W.S., Schulz, G.E. (1982). Enzymes as Biological Catalysts. In: Hoppe, W., Lohmann, W., Markl, H., Ziegler, H. (eds) Biophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68877-5_9

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