Fructose in the Diet or Fructose from Sucrose in the Diet

question 53

Multiple Choice

Fructose in the diet or fructose from sucrose in the diet can be a source of calories for fat synthesis in the liver because:

• A) ketoses are fattening
• B) fructose enters glycolysis after the primary regulation point, PFK-1
• C) fructose provides a net of four ATP from glycolysis
• D) fructose enters the branch of glycolysis that forms fat
• E) glycerol (the "backbone" of triacylglycerols) comes specifically from fructose

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