Increasing the substrate concentration in an enzymatic reaction could overcome which of the following?

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Competitive inhibition occurs when a molecule similar in structure to the substrate binds to the active site of the enzyme, preventing the substrate from binding. Therefore, increasing the concentration of the substrate could overcome this inhibition by increasing the chances that the substrate will successfully bind to the enzyme instead of the inhibitor. Increasing substrate concentration does not overcome high activation energy, the need for a coenzyme, insufficient cofactors, or allosteric inhibition.

Increasing the Substrate Concentration in an Enzymatic Reaction Could Overcome