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How salt concentration and PH can affect an enzymes activity?

April 26, 2017activity affect Chemistry concentration enzymes Mathematics pH Salt

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How salt concentration and PH can affect an enzymes activity?

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pH can adversely affect enzymes in that it destroys the ionic bonds which help hold together the tertiary structure of the proteinous enzyme. This changes the shape of the active site and as a result, less enzyme-substrate complexes are formed and enzyme activity and rate decreases.