Short description Ronald Breslow has brought together leading scientists to provide an overview of protein-, cyclodextrin-, metal- and porphyrin-based artificial enzymes as well as enzyme-like polymers and dendrimers. A must for all those interested in this emerging field.
From the contents Introduction to Artificial Enzymes (R. Breslow) Vitamin B6 Enzyme Models (L. Liu and R. Breslow) Evolution of Synthetic Polymers with Enzyme-like Catalytic Activities (I. Klotz and J. Suh) Mimicking Enzymes with Antibodies (D. Hilvert) Protein-based Artificial Enzymes (B. Duckworth and M. Distefano) Artificial Hydrolytic Metalloenzymes (J. Chin and H. Kim) Artificial Restriction Enzymes - Tools for Future Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Y. Yamamoto and M. Komiyama)