Assertion: glucose | /r/CapableOf | enter the cell
Facets:
value: to form glucose-6-phosphate
type: PURPOSE
value: into glucose-6-phosphate
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: All cells contain the enzyme hexokinase, which catalyzes the conversion of glucose that has entered the cell into glucose-6-phosphate (G6P).
text: Glucose is less able to enter the cells and do its job of supplying energy (a problem called insulin resistance).
text: It occurs in liver cells, and will only phosphorylate the glucose entering the cell to form glucose-6-phosphate (G6P), when the sugar in the blood is abundant.
text: Once glucose enters the cell, a series of metabolic reactions convert it to carbon dioxide, water and ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the energy currency of the cell.
text: Once glucose enters the cell, a series of metabolic reactions convert it to carbon dioxide, water and ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the energy currency of the cell.