Which of the Following Best Explains the Fact That Patient

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the fact that patient specimens are typically assayed at saturating substrate concentrations so that v is at Vmₐₓ?

• A) To ensure that only the concentration of enzyme in the specimen affects the measured rate
• B) To fit the data onto the standard curve generated by "y = mx + b"
• C) To more closely mimic the enzymatic reaction as it occurs in vivo where enzymes generally only function at Vmₐₓ
• D) To prevent inactive enzyme molecules from being mistakenly counted as substrate.

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