Search for dissertations about: "zinc-containing peptidase"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words zinc-containing peptidase.
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1. Theoretical Modeling of Enzyme Catalysis with Focus on Radical Chemistry
Abstract : Hybrid density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP method is applied to study the four diverse enzyme systems: zinc-containing peptidases (thermolysin and stromelysin), methyl-coenzyme M reductase, ribonucleotide reductases (classes I and III), and superoxide dismutases (Cu,Zn- and Ni-dependent enzymes). Powerfull tools of modern quantum chemistry are used to address the questions of biological pathways at their molecular level, proposing a novel mechanism for methane production by methyl-coenzyme M reductase and providing additional insights into hydrolysis by zinc peptidases, substrate conversion by ribonucleotide reductases, and biological superoxide dismutation. READ MORE
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2. Evolution and structure of leukotriene A4 hydrolase
Abstract : Leukotriene (LT) B4 is a potent leukocyte chemotactic and aggregating agent involved in a variety of inflammatory and allergic disorders. The enzyme leukotriene A4 hydrolase catalyzes the hydrolysis of LTA4 into this proinflammatory mediator, leukotriene B4. READ MORE