Why is glucose phosphorylated to become glucose-6-phosphate?   Group of answer choices to isomerize it to glucose 1 phosphate to activate the enzyme hexokinase to trap glucose inside the cell and commit it to the pathway to form bisphosphate molecules

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Chapter18: Glycolysis
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Why is glucose phosphorylated to become glucose-6-phosphate?

 

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to isomerize it to glucose 1 phosphate
to activate the enzyme hexokinase
to trap glucose inside the cell and commit it to the pathway
to form bisphosphate molecules 
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