Unlike in skeletal muscles the liver contains an enzyme know

Unlike in skeletal muscles, the liver contains an enzyme known as _____ that can remove the phosphate groups and produce free glucose.

glycogen phosphorylase

glycogen synthase

glycogen reductase

glucose 6-phosphatase

Solution

Answer: Glucose 6-phosphatase

Glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase), an enzyme found mainly in the liver that hydrolyzes glucose-6-phosphate, resulting in the creation of a phosphate group and free glucose.