Hexokinase Is an Enzyme That Binds Specifically to Glucose and Converts

question 23

Multiple Choice

Hexokinase is an enzyme that binds specifically to glucose and converts it into glucose 6-phosphate.The activity of hexokinase is suppressed by glucose 6-phosphate, which binds to hexokinase at a location that is distinct from the active site.This is an example of.

• A)feedback inhibition.
• B)competitive inhibition.
• C)cofactor binding.
• D)allosteric activation. In this case, the product of the reaction, glucose 6-phosphate, is feeding back to inhibit the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction, hexokinase.As a result, this is an example of feedback inhibition.

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