Question

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When a mixture of glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate is incubated with the enzyme phosphohexose isomerase (which catalyzes the interconversion of these two compounds) until equilibrium is reached,the final mixture contains twice as much glucose 6-phosphate as fructose 6-phosphate. Which one of the following statements is best applied to this reaction outlined below?

glucose 6-phosphate<-->fructose 6-phosphate

a. delta G is incalculably large and negative

b. delta G is -1.72 kj/mol

c. delta G is zero

d. delta G is +1.72 kj/mol

e. delta G is incalculably large and positive

Answer 1

glucose-6-phosphaje (ructose -6- phos pha e druetos e -6-phosphase cadalyzed b phospogfiutose isompase ブ glucose -6-phasphade to ou oPh adldahyolu.gh (glucos e -6-phos phabe) -2 fructos e glusose -6- kito ot tut ○냐 Pructose- phosphatr