S-adenosylmethionine-dependent Methyltransferases: Structures and Functions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810238703 ISBN 13: 9789810238704

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This invaluable volume, written by an international group of scientists, presents an overview of the AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases, with special emphasis on structure-function relationships.S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) is the second most commonly used enzyme cofactor after ATP. The AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases act on a wide variety of target molecules, including DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharides, lipids and a range of small molecules.The well-conserved architecture of these enzymes, and the implications of this conservation for their evolutionary history, are major themes of this book. The thirteen chapters describe in detail the structures, enzyme kinetics and biological roles of the AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases from a wide range of cell types: plant, animal, bacterial and archaeal.

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Synopsis

Presents an overview of the AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases, with emphasis on structure-function relationships. S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) is the second most commonly used enzyme cofactor after ATP. The AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases act on a variety of target molecules, including DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharides, lipids and a range of small molecules. The well-conserved architecture of these enzymes, and the implications of this conservation for their evolutionary history, are major themes of the book. The 13 chapters describe the structures, enzyme kinetics and biological roles of the AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases from a wide range of cell types: plant, animal, bacterial and archaeal.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810238703
• ISBN 13: 9789810238704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Blumenthal Robert M, Cheng Xiaodong