Enzymes : a very short introduction

著者

• Engel, Paul C.

書誌事項

Enzymes : a very short introduction

Paul Engel

（Very short introductions, 661）

Oxford University Press, 2020

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index

Further reading: p. 157

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

目次

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

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC03650827
• ISBN:
  • 9780198824985
• LCCN: 2020941867
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Oxford
• ページ数/冊数: xvii, 165 p.
• 大きさ: 18 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QP601
  • DC23 : 572.7
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Enzymes
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA34547828