Question R8 Q13 - NSB MS 2017

Which of the following correctly explains why glucose is converted to glucose-6-phosphate in the first step of glycolysis?

W) The cell membrane is impermeable to large, negatively-charged molecules

X) It enables the splitting of glucose in half during the next step

Y) The isomerization of glucose is less favorable than that of glucose-6-phosphate

Z) Glucose-6-phosphate can also be incorporated into glycogen

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