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Enzymes
• Enzymes are biocatalysts. Almost every (type)
biological reaction has an enzyme to catalyze it.
• Hydrolases, synthases, transferases, oxidases, reductases,
polymerases, peptidases, ATPases,
• They are long chain proteins.
• Holo-enzyme = apo-enzyme +
prosthetic (cofactor)
Bioinorganic Chemistry of Iron
• Oxygen Carriers
Hemocyanin
• Redox Proteins - Electron Transfer Protein
Plastocyanin
Azurin
Stellacyanin
• Oxido - Reductase …see next slide
• Oxido-Reductase Enzymes