Biochemistry

Serine protease inhibitors or "serpins" form a large family of inhibitors that regulate various physiological processes such as angiogenesis, neoplasmia, apoptosis, inflammation, coagulation, fibrinolysis and viral pathogenesis. Dysfunction of such…

See also Drug Deliver where cationic polymers have been sued.  Naturally derived Cationic Polymers Cellulose: (C6H10O5)n  is a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of…

Ligand gated ion channels/receptors are large multisubunit complexes which are usually pentamers (5 subunits) that form an ion channel in the membrane. The complex may be heteromeric in that it is composed…

See also Hormones, generally  See also Signal transduction Introduction: Hormones may be categorized as lipophilic (fat-soluble), which are nonpolar, or hydrophilic (water-soluble), which are polar. The lipophilic hormones include the…

DNA topoisomerases are able to modify the termtiary structure of circular DNA. Prokaryotic enzymes do not require ATP, as do eukaryotic topoisomerases. DNA topoisomerases have been classified into two types:…

Polymerases are enzymes which polymerize new DNA or RNA using an existing DNA or RNA template. Polymerases are essential in DNA replication and transcription. PARPS  See outline Tankyrasses (TANKs) TANKs…

An oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of electrons from one molecule called "the reductant" or "electron donor" to another molecule called "the oxidant" or the "electron acceptor". This group…

Neuraminidases (also known as sialidases): are enzymes that have been identified in many viruses, bacteria and eukaryotes that cleave sialic acid moieties and can be involved in many functions in vivo. It has…

See also ABO blood antigens   See also removing A and B antigens from Type A, B, and AB cells Glycosidase refers to an enzyme that cleaves a covalent bond between sequential sugars in…