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bio. - maryam2009 - ArchivalUser - 02-18-2011
A sugar that is metabolized faster than others?
0 - ArchivalUser - 02-18-2011
Dietary Fructose,because it is phosphorylated in the liver to F-1-P and is rapidly metabolized.
It passes PFK-1 ,other sugars enter glycolysis before this rate-limiting enzime,so they metabolized so slowly.