2007-03-07 04:45:16 · 4 answers · asked by Jen 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
enzymes are proteins which are heat sensitive and many denature at high temperatures. chances are, at 55C (131F) your cells would stop dividing (the enzymes responsible for DNA replication would not work), cellular respiration would all but stop since there are a host of enzymes at work there too, and the protein manufacture in cells would stop too since that requires enzymes for DNA transcription and translation.
in other words, you would die.
2007-03-07 04:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by Sue O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A human would die... the answers above explain it all.
BUT, if an organism was evolved that way, then enzymes would evolve to function at that higher temp too. The metabolism would probably be wicked fast.
2007-03-07 04:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by ihavenoidea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the temperature will be above optimum temperature of enzymes (stop enzyme system)
and protien will denaturate
2007-03-07 04:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by the vet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it happens so then all the metabolic activities of body will come to halt and a person would eventually die due to lack of energy
2007-03-07 04:50:04 · answer #4 · answered by priyanka s 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋