when the levels of atp are high, how does this inhibit glycolysis?\natp hydrolyzes phosphofructokinase and…
when the levels of atp are high, how does this inhibit glycolysis?\natp hydrolyzes phosphofructokinase and inhibits its activity.\natp breaks down glucose, and so there is less substrate for hexokinase.\natp binds to the active site of phosphofructokinase and inhibits its activity.\natp binds to the regulatory site of phosphofructokinase and inhibits its activity.\ni dont know yet
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Phosphofructokinase is a key enzyme in glycolysis. ATP acts as an allosteric inhibitor by binding to the regulatory site (not the active site) of phosphofructokinase. When ATP levels are high, it signals that the cell has enough energy, so glycolysis (which produces ATP) should slow down. ATP does not hydrolyze phosphofructokinase (enzymes are proteins, hydrolysis would break it down which is not the case here). Also, ATP does not break down glucose (hexokinase is involved in phosphorylating glucose, not ATP breaking it down).
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ATP binds to the regulatory site of phosphofructokinase and inhibits its activity.