Biochemistry Online: An Approach Based on Chemical Logic

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CHAPTER 7 - CATALYSIS

A:  METHODS OF CATALYSIS

BIOCHEMISTRY - DR. JAKUBOWSKI

Last Update:  04/11/16

Skills to Develop

  • define and give examples of general acid/base, electrostatic, nucleophilic (covalent), and intramolecular methods of catalysis of chemical reactions in the absence of enzymes;
  • draw mechanisms showing transition states and intermediates in general acid/base and nucleophilic catalysis;
  • explain the role of transition state stabilization and preferential binding of the transition state compared to the substrate for macromolecule-catalyzed chemical reactions

A1.  General Acid and Base Catalysis

A2.  Metal Ion or Electrostatic Catalysis

A3.  Covalent or Nucleophilic Catalysis

A4.  Intramolecular Catalysis

A5.  Transition State Stabilization

A6.  Links and References

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