Fundamentals of Enzymology Jo Phillips

Enzymology is a branch of the sciences which is concerned with the study of enzymes. Researchers in this field can apply their knowledge in a number of ways, ranging from developing medications which are designed to replace enzymes which the body is not producing to developing ways to use enzymes in manufacturing. Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates and the enzyme converts them into different molecules, called the products. Almost all processes in a biological cell need enzymes to occur at significant rates. It provides a very practical and industrially-oriented account of the use of enzymes in industrial processes, applications of enzymes for biosensors and diagnostics, animal feeds, baking, brewing, cheese, protein hydrolysis, detergent, effluent treatment, flavours, fruit processing and many more.