S-Adenosylmethionine-Dependent Methyltransferases: Structures and Functions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810238704)

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.

Author: Robert M. Blumenthal
ISBN-10: 9810238703
ISBN-13: 9789810238704
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 07/27/1999
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 8.76h x 6.29w x 0.95d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2000 pg. 78