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Michael Johnson <mjohnson@gertrood.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi! 
>I am currently planning an A-level chemistry investigation into the
>reaction kinetics of the urea/urease reaction. Can anyone please point
>me in the right direction in terms of methods of measuring rate,
>inhibitors to the reaction, how to extract urease, structure etc. Any
>websites, books or other additional innformation would also be handy.
>
>Thanks alot,
>Kirsten Brown 
>
>Please reply to this thread or email me at;-
>
>kirsten@adyb.demon.co.uk
>Michael Johnson - mailto:mjohnson@gertrood.demon.co.uk
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Merck Index, 12th Edition, #10009.  

It would be interesting to exchange the nickel atom at the urea acitve 
site for other transition metal atoms to see how it affects the enzyme.  
One also wonders whether ancillary chemistry is accessible by providing 
ligands like CO, olefins,isonitriles, etc. 

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