Volume 75 in the classic series Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology explores the area of protein evolution. This volume considers mechanisms of protein evolution broadly, including the use of evolutionary archeology to trace protein evolution, the conservation of structure–rather than sequence–in protein evolution, and the use of directed evolution to create new enzyme activities.
Chapters include:
Molecular Paleoscience: Systems Biology from the Past
A Structure-Centric View of Protein Evolution, Design, and Adaptation
Mechanisms of Protein Evolution and Their Applications to Protein Engineering
Novel Enzymes Through Design and Evolution
About the Author
ERIC J. TOONE is Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
