Useful Websites
- The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Entropy explained, and explained, and explained, in a question-and-answer format.
- About Temperature
- This site explains temperature and heat in a clear and interesting manner.
- ATP and Biological Energy
- ATP: what it is, what it looks like, and how your cells make it.
- Enzymes, Energy, and Catalysis Problem Set
- Quiz yourself on the basics of enzyme function.
- Enzymes
- An excellent discussion of enzyme activity.
- The 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Paul D. Boyer, John E. Walker, and Jens C. Skou were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1997 for their work on the enzymatic mechanism of ATP synthesis.
- What the Heck Is an Enzyme?
- One of Jack Brown's delightful "What the heck is …" pages at the University of Kansas. A good one-page explanation of enzymes with fun metaphors and interesting applications.
- Ask Alice: Enzymes
- Alice provides a brief discussion of enzymes in the digestive process and why enzymes that you consume will not affect the digestive process.
