Enzymes: a very short introduction
Engel, Paul
Enzymes: a very short introduction - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. - xvii, 165p.; pbk; 18cm. - Very short introduction .
Includes Index and references
Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction explores enzymes, the tiny molecular machines that make life possible. These proteins speed up chemical reactions inside a living organism many millionfold. Working together, teams of enzymes carry out all the processes that can be collectively recognized as life, from making DNA to digesting food. This VSI explains how this works, before going on to reveal how these catalysts of such extraordinary power and exquisite selectivity have evolved. It also examines the many varied ways in which individual enzymes are used nowadays as tools—in medical diagnosis and therapy, washing powders, food production, waste treatment, and chemical synthesis. New vistas have opened up through application of molecular genetics, not only allowing cheap, large-scale production of pure enzymes but also making possible new, tailor-made enzymes.
https://academic.oup.com/book/28454
9780198824985
Enzymes
Enzymology
Catalysis
Enzymes in action
Enzymes and genes
572.7 / ENG
Enzymes: a very short introduction - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. - xvii, 165p.; pbk; 18cm. - Very short introduction .
Includes Index and references
Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction explores enzymes, the tiny molecular machines that make life possible. These proteins speed up chemical reactions inside a living organism many millionfold. Working together, teams of enzymes carry out all the processes that can be collectively recognized as life, from making DNA to digesting food. This VSI explains how this works, before going on to reveal how these catalysts of such extraordinary power and exquisite selectivity have evolved. It also examines the many varied ways in which individual enzymes are used nowadays as tools—in medical diagnosis and therapy, washing powders, food production, waste treatment, and chemical synthesis. New vistas have opened up through application of molecular genetics, not only allowing cheap, large-scale production of pure enzymes but also making possible new, tailor-made enzymes.
https://academic.oup.com/book/28454
9780198824985
Enzymes
Enzymology
Catalysis
Enzymes in action
Enzymes and genes
572.7 / ENG
