What is an enzyme-facilitated reaction?

Question

What would happen if the temperature was increased during an enzyme-facilitated reaction? What the effect be if the temperature was raised to 100 degrees celcius?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Enzymes tend to work best within narrow pH and temperature ranges, specific for the enzyme in question. Raising the temperature to 100 C would most likely denature the enzyme and render it inactive.

For your interest, carbonic anhydrase is the catalyst for CO2 exchange in the lung during respiration. It works best at about body temperature and pH of 7.35.

Answer 2

Enzyme-faciliated reactions help two or more "things" come together faster.
When you raise the heat, everything moves faster so the chance that the "things" come together is going to be higher.

Answer 3

not sure...

all i know is, there is an enzyme in bread improver that facilitates the gassing of yeast in a loaf of bread and that withstands temperatures of 300 deg C.