Enzyme

An enzyme (from Greek énsimo (??????), formed by én = at or in and simo = leaven or yeast) is a protein that catalyzes, or speeds up, a chemical reaction.

References

• Koshland D. The Enzymes, v. I, ch. 7, Acad. Press, New York, 1959
• Perutz M. Proc. Roy. Soc., B 167, 448, 1967
• M.V. Volkenshtein, R.R. Dogonadze, A.K. Madumarov, Z.D. Urushadze, Yu.I. Kharkats. Theory of Enzyme Catalysis.- Molekuliarnaya Biologia, Moscow, 6, 1972, pp. 431-439 (In Russian, English summary)
• M.V. Volkenshtein, R.R. Dogonadze, A.K. Madumarov, Z.D. Urushadze, Yu.I. Kharkats. Electronic and Conformational Interactions in Enzyme Catalysis.- In: E.L. Andronikashvili (Ed.), Konformatsionnie Izmenenia Biopolimerov v Rastvorakh, Publishing House "Nauka", Moscow, 1973, pp. 153-157 (In Russian, English summary)
• R.R. Dogonadze, Z.D. Urushadze, V.K. Khidureli. Calculation of Kinetic Parameters of Reactions with the Conformational Transformations.- In: E.L. Andronikashvili (Ed.), Konformatsionnie Izmenenia Biopolimerov v Rastvorakh, Publishing House "Metsniereba", Tbilisi, 1975, pp. 368-375 (In Russian)