Written primarily for students completing an undergraduate bioscience degree, this title provides a practical introduction to what enzymes are and how they work.Enzymes, Volume 1: Nature's Chemical Machines offers beginning-mid undergraduate students a platform in basic enzymology, including pure enzyme preparation, data collection and analysis, and enzyme study. It supports wider biochemical studies through varied examples, and leads to deeper coverage of the topic in Enzymes, Volume 2: Enzymes at Work.Key features:· Oxford Biology Primers are the only resource to introduce prospective and current students of undergraduate-level bioscience to a range of topics from this dynamic experimental science, enticing readers to study further· Its titles directly support two key transitions in the student journey: from school to undergraduate-level study, and from undergraduate to independent researcher· Its modular format offers a high degree of flexibility, with teachers being able to draw on specific volumes that augment the post-16 curriculum, university lecturers being able to draw on specific volumes at different stages of the undergraduate curriculumThe edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Science Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks