Question

Why enzyme activity reduce at 50 degree

Answer 1

Aᴛ ʟᴏᴡ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ᴄᴏʟʟɪsɪᴏɴs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʙsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ɪsʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs. Tʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs sʟᴏᴡ. Tʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ 37°C ᴀs ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇs ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ʙᴇsᴛ.

Answer 2

Enzyme activity reduce at 50 degree because enzymes can only work in a favourable condition and this temperature is too much high for their work. The human body is maintained at 37°C as this is the temperature at which the enzymes in our body work best.