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Why is phosphofructokinase, rather
than hexokinase, the key control
point of glycolysis?
Because glucose-6-phosphate is not only an
intermediate in glycolysis. It is also involved in glycogen
synthesis and the pentose phosphate pathway.
PFK catalyzes the first unique and irreversible reaction
in glycolysis.
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