Which of the following statements is correct regarding sugar metabolism?
A) lactase, a β-galactosidase type enzyme, cleaves the β(1,4) glycosidic bond observed in lactose
B) in the liver, fructose is converted to fructose-1-P, then to dihydroxyacetone and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, thus skipping normal glycolytic regulation
C) in the muscle, fructose is converted into fructose-1-P by hexokinase
D) galactose enters glycolysis as galactose-6-P since the stereochemistry at C-4 is not critical for the first few enzymes of glycolysis
E) None of the above are correct
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