Which enzyme initiates glycolysis in the liver by phosphorylating glucose when blood glucose is high, and has a higher Km for glucose than hexokinase?
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Correct answer: Glucokinase
Glucokinase, the hepatic isoform of hexokinase, activates only at high glucose concentrations and thereby acts as a glucose sensor, contributing to regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in the fed state.
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