Download or read book Enzymes: a Very Short Introduction written by Paul Engel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enzymes are the molecular machines that make life possible. Working as catalysts, teams of enzymes carry out the processes that power the bodies of living things, from making DNA to digesting food. This book explains what enzymes are, what they do, and how they do it, from enzymes inside our cells to those in washing powders and food production.