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Q.

Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, the first irreversible reaction of glycolysis, is catalysed by

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a

Phosphofructokinase

b

Aldolase

c

Hexokinase

d

Enolase

answer is C.

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The 1st step of glycolysis is the conversion of glucose to glucose 6 phosphate with the help of the enzyme hexokinase. This step is irreversible.Phosphofructokinase is known to convert fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.Aldolase breakdown fructose 1,6 bisphosphate to glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate and dihydroxy acetone phosphate.Enolase converts 2-phosphoglycerate to phosphoenol pyruvate.
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