This volume includes chapters on the newest techniques for measuring metabolites of branched-chain amino acids, many new enzyme assays such as the measurement of isozymes of acetohydroxacid synthase, and the purification of recently described enzymes such as isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase.

Volume 324 of Methods in Enzymology supplements Volume 166. It includes genetic information (cloning, gene expression) and information on human genetic diseases not available when Volume 166 was published.
General Description of the Series:
The critically acclaimed laboratory standard for more than forty years, Methods in Enzymology is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. Now with more than 300 volumes (all of them still in print), the series contains much material still relevant today--truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of life sciences.
Key Features
* Preparation of substrates and assay of enzymes
* Cloning, expression, and purification of enzymes
* Detection and consequences of genetic defects
* Regulation and expression of enzymes