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Which outcome occurs when an enzyme's active site distorts due to exceeding the Michaelis constant?

A)Substrate affinity decreases significantly
B)Enzyme reaction rate will accelerate
C)Product formation will remain consistent
D)Enzyme active-site functionality improves

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Substrate affinity decreases significantly because exceeding the Michaelis constant induces a conformational change causing steric hindrance, this prevents optimal substrate binding. Therefore, reduced affinity occurs rather than acceleration or maintenance, because constant distortion disallows correct proximity

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