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. 1976 Jul 1;157(1):279–281. doi: 10.1042/bj1570279

An explanation of apparent sudden change in the activation energy of membrane enzymes.

A T Wynn-Williams
PMCID: PMC1163845  PMID: 962862

Abstract

If an enzyme-lipid mixture forms phases of pure lipid and enzyme-lipid solution, and enzyme activity depends on the composition of the enzyme-lipid solution, the temperature-dependence of lipid solubility in the enzyme-lipid solution leads to apparent sudden changes in enzyme activation energy without activity discontinuities at lipid phase transition temperatures.

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