To be metabolized, glucose must be converted to glucose 6-phosphate. However, at equilibrium, a mixture of glucose and phosphate at concentrations that exist in cells would contain little glucose 6-phosphate. How do cells circumvent this problem?
Phosphate from the hydrolysis of ADP is used to phosphorylate glucose.
An enzyme raises the activation energy barrier to favor glucose 6-phosphate formation.
An enzyme changes the equilibrium constant for the reaction to favor glucose 6-phosphate formation.
A) ATP is used as the donor of the phosphate group, and the formation of glucose 6-phosphate is endergonic.
B) ATP is used as the donor of the phosphate group, and thus the formation of glucose 6-phosphate is exergonic.
C) ATP is used as the donor of the phosphate group, and thus the formation of glucose 6-phosphate is exergonic.