Once Glucose Has Entered a Cell,what Prevents It from Diffusing

question 74

Multiple Choice

Once glucose has entered a cell,what prevents it from diffusing back out of the cell?

• A) glucose pumps actively pump it back
• B) one side of the cell membrane is permeable to glucose, but the other side is not
• C) glucose inhibitors attach to glucose once it's in the cell
• D) glucose is phosphorylated preventing it from leaving the cell
• E) glucose is hydrolyzed into two three-carbon molecules that cannot diffuse in a reverse direction

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