Factors affecting enzyme action
Just started on the WOW fat/weight management program. Its all very experimental as it is all about understanding how your body works in response to the food you eat and factors that impact the enzymes optimal reaction (in digesting fats). Factors affecting enzyme action. Physical factors affect enzyme activity. Article from Bitesize Temperature At low temperatures, the number of successful collisions between the enzyme and substrate is reduced because their molecular movement decreases. The reaction is slow. The human body is maintained at 37°C as this is the temperature at which the enzymes in our body work best. This not true of the enzymes in all organisms. How temperature affects enzyme action Higher temperatures disrupt the shape of the active site, which will reduce its activity, or prevent it from working. The enzyme will have been denatured . Enzymes therefore work best at a particular temperature. Proteins are chains of amino acids joined end to end. This chai...