Vlll FOREWORD 



been discovered about enzymes, about the reactions that they catalyze, 

 and about their interactions with inhibitors. 



In this book, of which I have the honor to write the Foreword, John Webb 

 has summarized our existing knowledge about enzymes and has contributed 

 further to it by new methods of analysis. There are few men in the world 

 who could have done this difficult job in such an effective way — few men 

 with the background of knowledge and experience in the fields of mathe- 

 matics, physics, and physical chemistry as well as biochemistry and biology 

 sufficient to permit them to comprehend the great field of enzyme inhibition 

 and to analyze it and discuss it in such a valuable way. In particular, the 

 through discussion of intermolecular forces may be expected to be the basis 

 for future discussion of enzyme inhibition for many 3'ears. I am confident 

 that every scientist whose work brings him into contact with enzymes 

 will find this book of value. 



Linus Pauling 



