S-Adenosylmethionine-Dependent Methyltransferases: Structures and Functions - Hardcover

Cheng, Xiaodong

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810238703 ISBN 13: 9789810238704

Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 9810238703
• ISBN 13: 9789810238704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Blumenthal Robert M.