In order to increase the overall rate of a metabolic pathway consisting of five reactions catalyzed by five different enzymes, which must occur?

A. increasing the reaction rate of all five enzymes
B. increasing the reaction rate of the fastest enzyme
C. increasing the reaction rate of the slowest enzyme
D. increasing the reaction rate of the first enzyme in the pathway
E. increasing the reaction rate of the last enzyme in the pathway


C

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