how do temperature and ph affect enzymes
Lowering the temperature will reduce the rate of the reaction so low as to make it seem non-functional. Altering the pH above or below its optimum pH will also reduce the enzyme's activity, and at extremes the enzyme may be permanently denatured.
As you increase the temperature at first the activity of an enzymes will also increase, so the reaction will go faster. At a certain temperature, called the optimum temperaturâ¦e, the enzyme will work at its maximum rate. Above the optimum temperature the enzyme activity decreases.