why does enzyme activity decrease at high temperatures?

Enzymes are proteins. The proteins get denatured at high temperature. Hence, enzyme activity decreases at high temperature.

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Because, every enzyme has its specific temp. at which they can work, so if we increase the temp. then the enzyme activity will be decreases.
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because enzymes have an optimum temperature and they denature at high temperature
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