Problem: Which statement(s) regarding enzyme-catalyzed reactions is/are correct?I Enzymes contain active sites that cannot be saturated with a substrate regardless of the substrate concentrationII Substrates of enzyme-catalyzed reactions are first-order at low substrate concentrationsIII Substrates of enzyme-catalyzed reactions are second-order at high substrate concentrationsA. All statements are correctB. Only statements I and II are correctC. Only statements I and III are correctD. Only statement II is correctE. All statements are incorrect
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Which statement(s) regarding enzyme-catalyzed reactions is/are correct?
I Enzymes contain active sites that cannot be saturated with a substrate regardless of the substrate concentration
II Substrates of enzyme-catalyzed reactions are first-order at low substrate concentrations
III Substrates of enzyme-catalyzed reactions are second-order at high substrate concentrations
A. All statements are correct
B. Only statements I and II are correct
C. Only statements I and III are correct
D. Only statement II is correct
E. All statements are incorrect
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