The Phosphorylation of Glucose to Glucose 6-Phosphate

question 60

Multiple Choice

The phosphorylation of glucose to glucose 6-phosphate

• A) is so strongly exergonic that it does not require a catalyst.
• B) is an exergonic reaction not coupled to any other reaction.
• C) is an endergonic reaction that takes place because it is coupled to the exergonic hydrolysis of ATP.
• D) is an exergonic reaction that is coupled to the endergonic hydrolysis of ATP.

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