An enzyme-catalyzed reaction is conducted in a test tube with a fixed amount of enzyme.Increasing the substrate 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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Increasing the substrate concentration can overcome the effect of a competitive inhibitor because both the substrate and the inhibitor compete for the same active site on the enzyme. With more substrate present, the likelihood of substrate molecules binding to the enzyme instead of the inhibitor increases, thus mitigating the inhibitor's effect.

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