Do all 6 carbon sugars enter glycolysis in yeast before phosphorylation?

Subject: Do all 6 carbon sugars enter glycolysis in yeast before phosphorylation?

Date: Sat Sep 2 07:02:09 2000
Posted by Alex Bakir
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Area of science: Biochemistry
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Do 6C monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, galactose) all enter glycolysis 
at the first stage in yeast (before phosphorylation), or must they be 
altered into a uniform shape (ie all changed to glucose) before they can 
enter glycolysis?

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