Tuesday:Carbonic Anhydrase and Cofactor Chemistry
Goals of the day - Nucleophile activation by zinc. Tuning pKa of metal-bound hydroxide. Decarboxylations and electron sinks.

• My badly incomplete notes on decarboxylations.
• My powerpoint slides
• Additional Reading
• Really good review on Carbonic Anhydrase (pp 33-43)
• Review of one impressive decarboxylase

Thursday: Redox Catalysis by Metals/Kinetics Quiz!
Goals of the day - Flavins. Review of electrochemistry. Superoxide dismutase

• My notes on redox catalysis by metals.
• My powerpoint slides
• Additional Reading
• Excellent review on redox tuning in SOD