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Why are carbohydrates phosphorylated inside of the cell?
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- Ted KLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
1. Keeps glucose from leaking back out. Seriously.
2. "Activates" glucose so that it can enter any of the subsequent pathways--glycolysis, pentose phosphate shunt or glycogen synthesis.
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