Binding protein temperature-dependent structural

The interaction of protein with water is also an important consideration because the electrical conductivity of the adsorbed protein layer depends on the mechanism of charge transfer. The conduction in proteins with low water content is electronic, whereas at higher water contents it is protonic and/or due to small inorganic ions (35, 36). Water is considered (37) to exist in two structural forms clusters (ordered) formed by hydrogen bonds, and free unbounded water (monomeric). Any factors, such as temperature, that favor monomeric water tend to increase the protein s catalytic activity, and factors favoring cluster formation tend to decrease catalytic activity. In addition, increased catalytic activity is probably related to increased binding properties to foreign surfaces. 

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