An increase in the concentration of a substrate will increase the rate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction.

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The concentration of the substrate is one of the factors that determine the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. According to the Michaelis-Menten equation, the rate of the reaction increases as the substrate concentration increases until it reaches a maximum (Vmax) where all the enzyme active sites are saturated with substrate molecules. Therefore, an increase in the concentration of the substrate will increase the rate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction until the point of saturation.

An Increase in the Concentration of a Substrate Will Increase