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Because if the body temperature falls below 35 C an impairment of normal function will occur (slurred speech, defective vision) and if it falls below 32 C then a loss of consciousness will occur.

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Q: Why does the human body need to be maintained at 37C?
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What temperature promotes enzymatic action?

37C


What is the optimum temperature of an enzyme?

Enzymes are sensitive to temperature enzyme has its optimum temperature for its maximum activity,above and below this temperature its rate of reaction decreases.Most of enzymes are highly active at about 37C and are completely destroyed at 100C,whereas at minimum i.e.0C, activity is reduced to minimum but enzymes are not destroyed.


What is the highest external temperature a human can survive?

It depends massively on the humidity of the environment as well as the temperature. If it's a wet environment (eg tropical rain forest) sweat cannot evaporate as the air is already satuarated. As the body produces large amounts of heat from almost every biological process (especially the contraction of muscles) I would imagine a environment temperature over about 37C would kill you as your body would no longer be able to dump enough heat. You would then heat up past this point and the body would die from hyperthermia (as opposed to hypo which is too cold) when it gets to about 40C It its a dry environment all bets are off.. with plenty of water people can sit in saunas at STUPID temperatures. I think 80C or 90C I kid you not!!


Does PH change the shape of the active site of an enzyme?

Enzymes have different optimum pH levels. Trypsin, which is found in the intestines has an optimum pH of 8-9. Higher or lower than that, its activity decreases until it reaches to a level where the H-bonds holding the protein structure is destroyed. A loss of structure means a loss of function, therefore the enzyme has been denatured. Pepsin on the other hand operates at a more acidic pH, typically 1.5-2. The enzyme, salivary amylase has an optimum pH of 7. In the body, the optimum pH of enzymes vary, the optimum temperature however is close to body temperature, which is 37C or 98.6F. Extreme heat denatures the enzyme, cold on the other hand, only INHIBITS it.


Bacteria grow best at what pH?

Escherichia coli, or E. coli, is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium. It grows within a pH range of 5.5 to 8.5.