A 52-year-old man with type 2 diabetes is prescribed two antidiabetic agents. Drug X inhibits glucokinase by competing with glucose for the active site, while Drug Y inhibits glucokinase by binding to an allosteric site and reducing its catalytic capacity. Which kinetic finding would best distinguish the mechanism of Drug X from Drug Y in an in vitro enzyme assay?

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