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Consider a situation in which the enzyme is operating at optimum temperature and pH, and has been saturated with substrate. What is your best option for increasing the rate of the reaction?HintsIncrease the pH.Increase the temperature.Increase the enzyme concentration.Increase the substrate concentration.

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Answer:Increase the enzyme concentration

Step-by-step explanation:

If the enzyme is saturated, it simply means that all the enzyme molecules present has been bound to substrates.

Of course, there will still be more substrates left in the system since the enzyme is saturated. The reaction rate can now be increased by increasing the enzyme concentration so that more enzyme molecules can be bound to substrates.

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