What Are The Effects Of Temperature, PH, And Surface Area On Enzyme Activity?
The effect of temperature is generally divided into three.too low temperature will cause the enzyme to be inactive, while to high (60 degree celsius) will cause the enzyme to be denatured, the phenomena when the structure of enzyme have been disrupted and caused it no longer functioning. Temperature of 30 degree celsius is an optimum temperature for almost all enzyme. The enzyme work best and usually the rate or kinetic of reaction is higher at this temperature. Optimum ph for enzyme really varies with the types of enzyme. Enzyme such as pepsin work best in alkali, renin works best in acid condition. And it really depend on the nature of the enzyme. As the surface area increased, the rate of reaction increased. This is because more surface area allows the substrate to be reacted with more active site of the enzyme.
