Starch digestion hydrolyzes starch to glucose, which is then phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate and isomerized to glucose-1-phosphate for entry into glycolysis. Cellulose is synthesized in plants from the activated monomer UDP-glucose, which is derived from glucose-1-phosphate.
Starch digestion hydrolyzes starch to glucose, which is then phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate and isomerized to glucose-1-phosphate for entry into glycolysis. Cellulose is synthesized in plants from the activated monomer UDP-glucose, which is derived from glucose-1-phosphate.