The role of hexokinase in the first part of glycolysis?

Question

The phosphorylation of ADP


The isomerization of glucose to fructose


The phosphorylation of glucose


The breaking of the six-carbon sugar into two 3-carbon compounds.

Answer 1

The phosphorylation of glucose

You can elucidate the function of most enzymes based on their name, especially in a multiple choice context. For example hexo = 6 membered sugar, kinase = phosphorylation of a substrate. So, hexo kinase phosphorylates six carbon sugars...