Palmer (life sciences, emeritus, Nottingham Trent University) and Bonner (biochemistry, Nottingham Trent University) introduce theoretical and applied aspects of enzymology in this intermediate/advanced text. This second edition reduces coverage of less-used techniques in favor of topics of greater current and future interest, such as expanded bed chromatography, affinity precipitation, immobilized metal affinity chromatography, and hydrophobic charge induction chromatography. There is a new section on the use of enzymatic analysis in forensic science, and the final chapter has been split into two chapters to allow greater discussion of the expanding areas of genomics, bioinformatics, and proteomics. Chapter problems generally use hypothetical data, although the results are often based on findings reported in the biochemical literature. No previous knowledge of biochemistry, and little of chemistry, is assumed. Although the book is intended mainly for students taking courses with a substantial biochemistry component, large portions of the book may be of value to students in comparable courses in the biological, biomedical, or forensic sciences. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)