Enzyme-Controlled Organic Reactions

• 1. Functional-group transfer

  • one molecule gives up a functional group, which another molecule accepts.

• 2. Electron transfer

  • One or more electrons are removed from one molecule and accepted by another molecule.

• 3. Rearrangement

  • Internal chemical bonds are rearranged, converting one type of molecule into another.

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