An enzyme-catalyzed reaction is conducted in a test tube with a fixed amount of enzyme.Increasing the enzyme concentration in the test tube may overcome the effect of which of the following conditions?
A)denaturation of the enzyme
B)presence of a fixed amount of an allosteric inhibitor
C)presence of a fixed amount of a competitive inhibitor
D)a saturated enzyme population

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A saturated enzyme population means that all enzyme active sites are already occupied by substrate molecules, so increasing the enzyme concentration would increase the number of active sites available for reaction and therefore overcome the saturation. Options A, B, and C are not affected by increasing the enzyme concentration and require other solutions to overcome their effects.

An Enzyme-Catalyzed Reaction Is Conducted in a Test Tube with a Fixed