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This document provides an overview of enzyme catalysis and mechanisms. It discusses how enzymes lower the activation energy of chemical reactions, often by factors of millions, using three main strategies: acid-base catalysis, metal ion catalysis, and covalent catalysis. As an example, it examines in detail how the enzyme ribonuclease A uses acid-base catalysis, involving two histidine residues, to accelerate the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Author
- Sandeep Chawla
- Language
- EN