The apparent cessation of the reaction at low moisture cannot be due to the irreversible inactivation of the enzyme, because upon humidification to a higher water activity, hydrolysis resumes at a rate characteristic of the newly attained water activity. Rahman and Labuza(1999) reported the investigation of a model system consisting of avicel, sucrose, and invertase and found that the reaction velocity increased with water activity. Complete conversion of the substrate was observed for water activities greater than or equal to 0.75. For water activities below 0.75, the reaction continued with 100% hydrolysis. In solid media, water activity can affect reactions in two ways: lack of reactant mobility and alternation of active conformation of the substrate and enzymatic protein.