Temperature effects on kinetic parameters and substrate affinity of Cel7A cellobiohydrolases

Abstract

Background: Temperature concomitantly modulates kinetic and adsorption properties in heterogeneous enzyme catalysis. Results: Affinity-activity relationships for four Cel7A cellobiohydrolases are characterized over a broad temperature interval. Conclusion: Cellobiohydrolases are strongly activated by temperature at high, but not at low, substrate loads. Significance: Fundamental insight into cellulolytic mechanisms at high (industrially relevant) temperatures is gained.