What molecule must be excluded from the active site of glycogen phosphorylase?
A) glucose
B) glucose 1-phosphate
C) water
D) phosphate
E) None of the answers is correct.

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Water must be excluded from the active site of glycogen phosphorylase to prevent the hydrolysis of glycogen, allowing the enzyme to catalyze the addition of a phosphate group to glycogen instead.

What Molecule Must Be Excluded from the Active Site of Glycogen