What is the optimum temperature of an enzyme?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The optimum temperature of an enzyme is the temperature at which it functions most effectively. For most human enzymes, this temperature is around 37°C, which is the normal body temperature. Enzyme activity decreases at temperatures higher or lower than the optimum due to denaturation.

Answer 3

It depends on the type of enzyme and where that enzyme is located. For example, an average enzyme in the human body prefers 98.6 degrees F plus or minus a few degrees depending on where the enzyme is in the body.

It is interesting to note that a high fever is fatal to the human body because the temperature of the body gets too high and the enzyme begins to unravel. Therefore their function stops and, without that function, the human body will begin to shut down leading to possible death.

Other enzymes function in completely different temperatures. For example, extremophiles are organisms that live in extreme conditions (hence the name) ranging from about 0 degrees Fahrenheit to upwards of about 180 degrees F. Obviously they need their enzymes to function at these temperatures extreme temperatures and therefore these temperatures are their optimum temperature.

Answer 4

The temperature at which the enzyme works best.

Generally speaking, reactions tend to proceed more quickly as the temperature increases. However, enzymes are biological molecules (specifically proteins), which tend to become denatured at elevated temperatures. The optimum temperature for any given enzyme is a compromise between these two competing factors, and varies depending on exactly what the enzyme is.

Answer 5

It depends on what organism it is in. For humans, the optimum temperature is around 38 degrees Celsius.

Answer 6

It generally depends, but the general optimum temperature is around 37 degrees, your bodies internal homeostasis.

Answer 7

if you mean optimum temperature, it is 37 degrees Celsius for enzymes inside our body, so i suppose most enzymes have an optimum temperature of about 37-40 degrees Celsius

Answer 8

This is difficult to answer based solely on the information in your question. The optimal temperature for a specific enzyme cannot be determined without knowing what the enzyme is.

Answer 9

50°C

Answer 10

25- 40 c