After consumption of a carbohydrate-rich meal, the liver continues to convert glucose to glucose-6-phosphate. The liver’s ability to continue this processing of high levels of glucose is important in minimizing increases in blood glucose after eating. What is the best explanation for the liver’s ability to continue this conversion after eating a carbohydrate-rich meal?
(A) The hepatocyte cell membrane’s permeability for glucose-6-phosphate
(B) The high maximum reaction rate of glucokinase
© The inhibition of glucokinase by high glucose-6-phosphate
(D) The lack of glucokinase level regulation by insulin
(E) The low Michaelis-Menten constant of glucokinase