Hexokinase Is an Enzyme That Catalyzes the Phosphorylation of Glucose

question 25

Multiple Choice

Hexokinase is an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose to produce glucose-1-phosphate.The reaction uses ATP as the source of phosphate, and ADP is the other product of the reaction.Each glucose-1-phosphate produced undergoes a series of reactions that lead to the formation of two pyruvate molecules, which contain three carbon atoms each.This is an example of a nucleotide functioning in

• A) transfer of biological information.
• B) breakdown of carbohydrates.
• C) transport of cellular energy.
• D) storage of cellular energy.
• E) transfer of environmental information to cells.

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