\nAt higher temperatures, an enzyme is likely to bump into its substrate more often than at lower temperatures. They will also hit each other with more energy, so the reaction is more likely to take place. Each enzyme has a temperature range in which a maximal rate of reaction is achieved. This maximum is known as the temperature optimum of the enzyme. Different enzymes have different optimum temperatures. \nHence, the temperature at which an enzyme works fastest is called its optimum temperature.
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Mary Jones and Geoff Jones Solutions for Chapter: Enzymes, Exercise 2: Questions
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