Water is prevented from entering the active site of glycogen phosphorylase.
What are the advantages of excluding water from the active site? PICK 3
a. to prevent the unnecessary breakdown of glycogen
b. to prevent the formation of glucose
c. to maintain energy supplies in muscle cells
d. to prevent energy waste by conserving the ATP that would be needed to phosphorylate glucose
e. to prevent hydrolytic cleavage of glucose 1‑phosphate