Energy, Enzymes, and Catalysis Problem Set
Problem 15: Interpreting the plateau of an enzyme kinetics curve  
 
 
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In the graph reaction rate vs substrate concentration, the reason that the curve reaches a plateau, and does not increase any further at high substrate concentration is that:
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		A. the active site is saturated with substrate
		B. there is a competitive inhibitor present
 
		C. there is a non-competitive inhibitor present
 
		D. the allosteric enzyme is locked in an inactive conformation
 
E.  all substrate has been converted to product
 
  
     
 
       
 
 
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