A 19-year-old athlete has been vigorously working on the tracks and begins to feel slightly light-headed from hypoglycemia. He drinks a can of soft drinks and is aware of the competition for the glucose to be stored in his liver as glycogen versus used as energy in his muscles. What is the best explanation regarding the fate of the glucose in the soft drink?
A 19-year-old athlete has been vigorously working on the tracks and begins to feel slightly light-headed from hypoglycemia. He drinks a can of soft drinks and is aware of the competition for the glucose to be stored in his liver as glycogen versus used as energy in his muscles. What is the best explanation regarding the fate of the glucose in the soft drink?
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A 19-year-old athlete has been vigorously working on the tracks and begins to feel slightly light-headed from hypoglycemia. He drinks a can of soft drinks and is aware of the competition for the glucose to be stored in his liver as glycogen versus used as energy in his muscles. What is the best explanation regarding the fate of the glucose in the soft drink?
✓ Correct Answer: A. The lower Km of hexokinase versus the Km of glucokinase will tilt the glucose toward glycolysis.
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