Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction - Paul Engel Audiobook

Written by Paul Engel
Read by Julian Elfer
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps

General Information
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Title: Enzymes
Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Paul Engel
Reader: Julian Elfer
Audiobook Copyright: 2021-03-23
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Duration: 3 hrs 45 mins
ISBN: 9781705205471
Subjects: Science & Technology

File Information
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Media Format: AAC
Total Files: 1
Total Size: 209 MB
Bitrate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Channels: Stereo

Book Description
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Enzymes are the astonishing, tiny molecular machines that make life
possible. Each one of these small proteins speeds up a single chemical
reaction inside a living organism many millionfold. Working together,
teams of enzymes carry out all the processes that collectively we
recognize as life, from making DNA to digesting food.

This Very Short Introduction explains the why and the how of speeding
up these reactions-catalysis-before going on to reveal how we have
evolved these catalysts of such extraordinary power and exquisite
selectivity. Paul Engel shows how X-ray crystallography has revealed
the complex molecular shapes that allow enzymes to function at an
extraordinarily sophisticated level. He also examines medical aspects
of enzymes, both in the way faulty enzymes cause disease and in the
way enzymes can be used for diagnosis and therapy. Finally, he looks
at the many varied ways in which individual enzymes, taken out of
their biological context, are used nowadays as tools-in washing
powders, food production, waste treatment, and chemical synthesis.