Enzyme Catalytic Residues: A study on amino acid distribution in enzyme active sites

by Nikhil Kumar

Enzyme's active site sequence is crucial to execute its functions. Enzymes of different origin have distinct preference of charged and polar amino acids at their active site. Certainly high probability occurrence of these amino acids does not indicate their conservation at the active site. The knowledge of amino acid frequency distribution at the active site can be exploited in designing novel enzyme's active site as well as their specific inhibitors.

92 pages, Paperback

Published April 23, 2012

About the author

Nikhil Kumar is a 30-year-old social media, SEO and advertising professional. He lives and works in Bangalore, with his wife Mansi Pal. They have a stuffed dog who has been potty-trained.

Nikhil has been blogging for about 12 years. He writes primarily on MirrorCracked (www.mirrorcracked.com) and contributes to a travel blog that he maintains with his wife - ChaiAroundTheWorld (www.chaiaroundtheworld.com).

He is a genetic engineer by education, but that has only been useful for picking up women. Before he got married. He's been trying to write meaningful prose for a long time and each time he thinks he's done it, it turns out to be toilet humor.

You can email Nikhil Kumar directly, in case you are feeling lonely and need someone to talk to: nikhil@mirrorcracked.com