Adipose tissue contains little or none of which one of the following enzymes?
A) glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
B) hormone-sensitive lipase
C) glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
D) glycerol kinase
E) glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase

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Adipose tissue has a low level of glycerol kinase, which is crucial for the phosphorylation of glycerol to glycerol 3-phosphate, a necessary step for triglyceride synthesis. This limitation means that adipose tissue relies on glucose or other substrates to provide glycerol 3-phosphate for triglyceride synthesis, rather than using glycerol directly.

Adipose Tissue Contains Little or None of Which One of the Following