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enzyme activity

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

A measure of how quickly an enzyme catalyses its reaction under given conditions.

"Enzyme activity dropped sharply once the temperature rose high enough to begin denaturing the protein."

Enzyme activity typically rises with temperature up to a point, then collapses sharply once the enzyme denatures.