Sandbox max quiz 2
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- | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucokinase Glucokinase] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucokinase Glucokinase] which is a specific form of hexokinase and plays a special role in glycolysis. Unlike other hexokinases glucokinase has low affinity and is not product inhibited. What specific functions might glucokinase serve in the cell? |
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- | - | + | - rapid consumption of glucose |
- | + | + | + continued glucose phosphorylation in high glucose concentrations regardless of downstream product concentrations |
+ | + signaling for glycogen activation | ||
+ | - phosporylating the majority of glucose in glycolysis | ||
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