Why are enzymes less efficient at temperatures lower than body temperature?

If your body temperature drops, the substrate (the particles that link to the enzyme so that it works) moves slower in your cells because as temperature decreases, so does each individual particle's kinetic energy. This means that there is less chance that the particle meets an enzyme, and less chance that it links to the enzyme correctly. Therefore, enzymes are less efficient.

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