Enzymes

A Very Short Introduction

Paul Engel (Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, University College Dublin)

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Oxford University Press
26 November 2020

Metabolism; Enzymology

Series: Very Short Introductions

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 recognise 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.

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By: Paul Engel (Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry University College Dublin)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 174mm, Width: 112mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 146g
ISBN: 9780198824985
ISBN 10: 019882498X
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 26 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: No Enzymes, No Life 2: Making Things Happen - Catalysis 3: The Chemical Nature of Enzymes 4: Structure for Catalysis 5: Enzymes in Action 6: Metabolic Pathways and Enzyme Evolution 7: Enzymes and Disease 8: Enzymes as Tools 9: Enzymes and Genes - New Horizons References Further reading Index

Paul Engel is an Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at University College Dublin. He lectured at Sheffield for many years before taking up the Chair of Biochemistry at University College Dublin in 1994, where his research career focussed on enzymology, kinetics, and protein engineering. Paul Engel has taken an active interest in the public awareness of science and started a programme at UCD for training Ph. D. students in presenting science to the public. Elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2001, he has also chaired its Life Sciences Committee. In 2010 he was awarded the Biochemical Irish Area Section's Medal for outstanding research carried out in Ireland.

Reviews for Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction

It would be perfect for students who want to have a (somewhat more than) basic understanding of the subject before delving deeper ... my overall understanding of the subject is more rounded. Thanks Professor Engel! * Mary Staunton, University College Dublin Today *