Question

What happens to an enzyme’s structure as it exceeds the typical human body temperature?

Answer 1

Enzymes. ... This is because heat energy causes more collisions, with more energy, between the enzymemolecules and other molecules. However, if the temperature gets toohigh, the enzyme is denatured and stops working. A common error in exams is to write that enzymes are killed at high temperatures.

Answer 2

At high temperatures, enzymes lose their enzymatic function

• Enzymes that are present inside the human body, work at an optimum temperature of 37°C, that is, the temperature at which they show maximum enzymatic activity.
• When the temperature increases, enzymes undergo denaturation, that is, their bonds start breaking and they lose enzymatic activity.

Thus, as the temperature exceeds the typical human body temperature, the enzymes start degrading and lose their enzymatic activity.