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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when an enzyme's active site distorts due to exceeding the Michaelis constant?
A)Substrate affinity decreases significantly✓
B)Enzyme reaction rate will accelerate
C)Product formation will remain consistent
D)Enzyme active-site functionality improves
💡 Explanation
Substrate affinity decreases significantly because exceeding the Michaelis constant induces a conformational change causing steric hindrance, this prevents optimal substrate binding. Therefore, reduced affinity occurs rather than acceleration or maintenance, because constant distortion disallows correct proximity
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