Question

Glucose phosphatase is which type of biomolecule?

• A. Hormone
• B. Lipid
• C. Carbohydrate
• D. Enzyme

Answer 1

The correct option is D Enzyme

Glucose 6-phosphatase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes glucose 6-phosphate, resulting in the creation of a phosphate group and free glucose. Glucose 6-phosphatase is a complex of multiple component proteins and it is the first intermediate of glucose metabolism and plays a central role in the energy metabolism of the liver. It acts as a hub to metabolically connect glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen synthesis, de novo lipogenesis, and the hexosamine pathway.

G6Pase (Glucose-6-phosphatase ), is an enzyme found mainly in the liver and the kidneys, plays the important role of providing glucose during starvation. Unlike most phosphatases acting on water-soluble compounds, it is a membrane-bound enzyme, being associated with the endoplasmic reticulum.