''Methods in Enzymology'' is a book-series of scientific publications focused primarily on research methods in

biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

Academic Press Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher founded in 1941. It was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Reed Elsevier bought Harcourt in 2000, and Academic Press is now an imprint of Elsevier. Academic Press publishes reference ...

, created by Sidney P. Colowick and Nathan O. Kaplan.

Content

Historically, each volume has centered on a specific topic of

, such as

DNA repair DNA repair is a collection of processes by which a cell identifies and corrects damage to the DNA molecules that encode its genome. In human cells, both normal metabolic activities and environmental factors such as radiation can cause DNA dam ...

, yeast genetics, or the biology of

nitric oxide Nitric oxide (nitrogen oxide or nitrogen monoxide) is a colorless gas with the formula . It is one of the principal oxides of nitrogen. Nitric oxide is a free radical: it has an unpaired electron, which is sometimes denoted by a dot in its che ...

. In recent years, however, the range of topics covered has broadened to also include biotechnology-oriented areas of research. Each Volume and Chapter includes not only background knowledge but also specific research techniques, detailed experimental procedures and methods. Video elements are also present.

History

First published in 1955, there are (2022) more than 650 volumes in the collection, with ca. 16 new Volumes being published each year.

Editors

The series is currently edited by Anna Pyle, Yale and David Christianson, Chair of the Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania. Each volume is guest-edited and contributed to by expert researchers in the field (e. g. Biochemists, biophysicists, molecular biologists, analytical chemists or physiologists)

References

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