Psychrophilic Enzymes: From Folding to Function and Biotechnology

Figure 5

Inactivation and unfolding of psychrophilic enzymes. The activity of most psychrophilic enzymes (upper panel, blue curve) is inactivated by temperature before unfolding of the protein structure (lower panel) illustrating the pronounced heat lability of the active site. By contrast, inactivation of mesophilic (black curves) or thermophilic (red curves) enzymes closely corresponds to the beginning of protein unfolding. Adapted from [160].