Below the optimum temperature, enzyme activity decreases but is not lost, while above the optimum temperature, enzymes denature, causing an abrupt loss of activity where the Q10 rule no longer applies.
Below the optimum temperature, enzyme activity decreases but is not lost, while above the optimum temperature, enzymes denature, causing an abrupt loss of activity where the Q10 rule no longer applies.
| Front | If past or below optimum temp 2.1.4(d) |
|---|---|
| Back | - if past, enzymes change shape and therefore not complementary, as it happens to all enzymes, there is abrupt loss of activity and Q10 doesn’t apply now - if below, enzyme less active so less drop off |
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