Abstract
Catalysis of amide bond hydrolysis is of singular importance in enzymology. An antibody was induced to an analog of a high-energy intermediate anticipated along the reaction coordinate of amide hydrolysis. This antibody is an amidase with high specificity and a large rate enhancement (250,000) relative to the uncatalyzed reaction. This reaction represents the kinetically most difficult hydrolysis reaction yet catalyzed by an antibody.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1188-1191 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 241 |
| Issue number | 4870 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General