Question: In a range of 0-35 oC, the rate of reaction of an enzyme is proportional to temperature. Justify it.
Answer.
Rate of chemical reaction of an enzyme increases with increase in temperature upto maximum level and then suddenly decreases with further increase in temperature. Above 35 oC and below 0 oC, rate of reaction of enzyme becomes slow. All enzymes work at a maximum rate in a narrow range of temperatures. The temperature at which enzyme activity becomes maximum is known as optimum temperature. A slight change in optimum temperature causes retardation in enzyme activity.
This is because the enzyme becomes denatured gradually as temperature increases above optimum temperature. On the other hand, the enzyme becomes deactive as temperature decreases below the optimum temperature. Therefore, enzymes are usually stored at temperature of 0 OC or below.
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Answer.
Rate of chemical reaction of an enzyme increases with increase in temperature upto maximum level and then suddenly decreases with further increase in temperature. Above 35 oC and below 0 oC, rate of reaction of enzyme becomes slow. All enzymes work at a maximum rate in a narrow range of temperatures. The temperature at which enzyme activity becomes maximum is known as optimum temperature. A slight change in optimum temperature causes retardation in enzyme activity.
This is because the enzyme becomes denatured gradually as temperature increases above optimum temperature. On the other hand, the enzyme becomes deactive as temperature decreases below the optimum temperature. Therefore, enzymes are usually stored at temperature of 0 OC or below.
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