Question

The rate of breakdown of maltose to glucose with increasing temperature, I was unsure how to explain the rate of reaction that’s initially increased as the temperature increased?

Answer 1

am not sure what you are asking for, anyway....when considering an enzymatic breakdown, temperature always plays an important role..

Maltase is the enzyme that breaks down maltose to two units of glucose, an increase in temperature would result in an increase in enzymatic activity resulting in a faster rate of breakdown and vice versa

Answer 2

as the temperature increases, the reaction rate increases exponentially-it doubles by every 10 celsius increase in temp-until it reaches to the "optimum temperature" in which enzyme has the maximum rate of catalysis. as the temperature rises (above optimum T) enzyme loses its working conformation (denatures) and reaction rate falls steeply.


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