When an enzyme is saturated with substrates,
A) it will display zero-order kinetics.
B) it will display first-order kinetics.
C) it will display second-order kinetics.
D) it will denature and cease to function.

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When an enzyme is saturated with substrates, it operates at its maximum rate and the reaction rate becomes independent of the substrate concentration, displaying zero-order kinetics. This means the enzyme is working at full capacity and adding more substrate does not increase the reaction rate.

When an Enzyme Is Saturated with Substrates