The addition of the competitive inhibitor mevinolin slows the reaction HMG-CoA $\to$ mevalonate, which is catalyzed by the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. The effects of mevinolin would be overcome and the rate of the reaction increased by

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Adding more substrate (HMG-CoA) will increase the likelihood of the substrate binding to the active site of the enzyme, thus making it more likely for the reaction to occur even in the presence of a competitive inhibitor. This is because the inhibitor and the substrate compete for the same active site in the enzyme, and if there is more substrate than inhibitor, the chance of the substrate binding to the active site increases. The other answer choices are not correct as they do not address the mechanism of inhibition by competitive inhibitors.

The Addition of the Competitive Inhibitor Mevinolin Slows the Reaction →\to→

The Addition of the Competitive Inhibitor Mevinolin Slows the Reaction $\to$