When substrate molecules occupy all of the active sites in the enzyme available for a particular reaction,the enzyme is said to be

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When all of the active sites in an enzyme are occupied by substrate molecules, the enzyme is said to be saturated. This means that further increases in substrate concentration will not increase the rate of the reaction because there are no more active sites available for binding.

When Substrate Molecules Occupy All of the Active Sites in the Enzyme