The optimum temperature is always nearer the maximum than the minimum. Enzymatic reactions occurring at maximal possible rate Optimum ajel Enzymatic reactions occurring at increasingly rapid rates Minimum Maximum Temperature Membrane gelling;transport Protein denaturation;collapse processes so slow that growth of the cytoplasmic membrane; cannot occur thermal lysis 2012 Pearson Educaticn,Inc.The optimum temperature is always nearer the maximum than the minimum