The Binding of Glucose to Hexokinase

question 43

Multiple Choice

The binding of glucose to hexokinase

• A) is an example of lock-and-key binding of a substrate to the active site of an enzyme.
• B) is an example of induced-fit binding of a substrate to the active site of an enzyme.
• C) differs from the binding of substrates to other kinases.
• D) is not well characterized.

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