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How does surface area to volume ratio affect enzyme activity?

Answer 1

If something has a large surface area to volume ratio it means that it has a large surface area on which the enzyme can act. For example: Bile emulsifies large fat droplets into tiny fat globules so that lipase can easily act on it.

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Answer 2

Ivy Acosta

The surface area to volume ratio affects the efficiency of substrate interaction, which in turn affects enzyme activity. A higher ratio promotes enzymatic reactions by facilitating faster substrate access to active sites; on the other hand, a lower ratio may limit substrate availability and slow down the rate of reaction.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.