Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction

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 suc...