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When an enzyme is functioning at Vmax, the rate of the reaction is limited by

the number of collisions between enzyme and substrate
the number of substrate molecules in the reaction
the concentration of the substrate
the rate at which the enzyme can convert substrate to product

Correct Answer: the rate at which the enzyme can convert substrate to product

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