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 enzymes

electrons whiz in orbitals defined by mathematics
ordained by fatalistic laws of quantum mechanics
to schrodinger’s equations they’re fastidious fanatics
until an outside influence one of them panics
 
a garrulous meanderer disrupts their balanced dance
magnetic his decliviy his feral energy
imposes his proximity to draw awayward glance
ionic effervescence draws her secret synergy
 
despite the laws of heisenberg her place is briefly known
revealed because a cationic center swung by
a disequilibration from a deftly timed loadstone
creates a hybrid orbit which two atoms unify

Among the macromolecules that spontaneously formed were strings of amino acids we call proteins.

These strings coil up into complex shapes and sometimes harbor binding sites which can cause a specific bond to form (or break). A protein that catalyzes a chemical reaction is an enzyme.

A collection of  enzymes can interact with each other and with small molecule substrates to make a process that crudely mimics what we call life: the ability to produce and use chemical energy.