Enzyme catalysis environmental effects

A number of enzymes appear therefore to be localized in a specific micro-environment, which can influence. their biocatalytic activity. Because of the complexity of biological membranes, our understanding of the influence of micro-environmental effects on membrane-bound enzyme is minimal. An important contribution to better understanding the mode of action of membrane-bound enzyme has been the development of the concept of heterogeneous catalysis by enzymes synthetically bound to water-insoluble supports. These immobilized enzymes were viewed as models for the cellular bound enzyme (3,A). 

Because practically all aromatic organic pollutants that release phenols or anilines in the course of their degradation could bind HS through enzymatic catalysis, methods employing enzyme-catalyzed polymerization reactions minimizing their presence by partial removal in aquatic and terrestrial environments might be utilized in pollution control. This can have a remarkable effect in environmental engineering practice. 

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