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How would you expect the mutation associated with PKU to affect the rate of the reaction catalyzed by phenylalanine transaminase?Choice A, The reaction rate will increase, due to an increase in the concentration of phenylalanine.(Choice B, The reaction rate will decrease, due to an increase in the concentration of phenylalanine.(Choice C The reaction rate will decrease, due to the mutation associated with the disease.(Choice D, The reaction rate will remain unchanged, as Km and Vmax have not changed.
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