Why is glucose phosphorylated to become glucose-6-phosphate? Group of answer choices to isomerize it to glucose 1 phosphate to activate the enzyme hexokinase to trap glucose inside the cell and commit it to the pathway to form bisphosphate molecules

Why is glucose phosphorylated to become glucose-6-phosphate? Group of answer choices to isomerize it to glucose 1 phosphate to activate the enzyme hexokinase to trap glucose inside the cell and commit it to the pathway to form bisphosphate molecules

Biochemistry

9th Edition

ISBN:9781319114671

Author:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Publisher:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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Why is glucose phosphorylated to become glucose-6-phosphate?

Group of answer choices

to isomerize it to glucose 1 phosphate

to activate the enzyme hexokinase

to trap glucose inside the cell and commit it to the pathway

to form bisphosphate molecules

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