All Are Characteristics of the Enzyme Hexokinase EXCEPT

question 21

Multiple Choice

All are characteristics of the enzyme hexokinase EXCEPT:

• A) It is not highly specific and will catalyze phosphorylation of a number of hexoses at the six position.
• B) Hexoses bind the active site and induce a solvent inaccessible fit to the hexose.
• C) Glycerol may fit into the active site, but it does not bind to induce a conformational change necessary for catalysis.
• D) When a hexose binds the active site, the active site is modified to promote changes in the substrate to a transitional-state intermediate.
• E) All are true.

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