Hexokinase catalyzes the first step of glycolysis, in which glucose is phosphorylated to form glucose-6-phosphate. In red bllood cells, hexokinase has a Michailis constant, Km, of approximately 50 uM, and the substrate concentration,
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Hexokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose using ATP to form a molecule of glucose-6-phosphate. This is the first step of glycolysis in the cytoplasm of animal cells. In this reaction, hexokinase [Choose ] ATP [Choose ] glucose [Choose ] glucose-6-phosphate [Choose ] is a product is the enzyme is a substrate is an inhibitor
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Hexokinase catalyzes the first step of glycolysis by phosphorylating glucose to glucose 6-phosphate. In red blood cells, hexokinase has a Michaelis constant, KM, of approximately 50 μM, and the substrate concentration, [S], is equal to the blood glucose concentration. Calculate the blood glucose concentration that would yield a hexokinase reaction velocity, V0, equal to 90% of its maximum reaction velocity, Vmax . Express your answer in millimolar (mM) using two significant figures. blood glucose concentration: mM What does this result tell you about how hexokinase functions at a normal blood glucose concentration of 3.6 mM to 6.1 mM? It functions at close to its Vmax because nearly all the active sites are saturated with substrate. It functions at a minimal level because very few active sites are saturated with substrate. It functions above its Vmax because the active sites are supersaturated with substrate. It functions at about half its Vmax because about half the active sites are saturated with substrate.
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