In Order to Increase the Overall Rate of a Metabolic

question 79

Multiple Choice

In order to increase the overall rate of a metabolic pathway consisting of five reactions catalyzed by five different enzymes, which must occur?

• A) increasing the reaction rate of all five enzymes
• B) increasing the reaction rate of the fastest enzyme
• C) increasing the reaction rate of the slowest enzyme
• D) increasing the reaction rate of the first enzyme in the pathway
• E) increasing the reaction rate of the last enzyme in the pathway

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