UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Works by This Mechanism

question 60

Multiple Choice

UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase works by this mechanism:

• A) It adds a phosphate group to glucose from UTP, leaving behind UDP.
• B) It adds a UMP molecule to glucose-1-phosphate by splitting out pyrophosphate.
• C) It adds a pyrophosphate group to glucose, using UTP.
• D) It adds a UDP molecule to glucose by splitting out phosphate.
• E) None of these

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