Given a glycogen molecule with multiple branches, how does glycogen phosphorylase facilitate the removal of glucose monomers?

• A. It adds glucose monomers to the non-reducing ends.
• B. It rearranges glucose monomers within the glycogen molecule.
• C. It hydrolyzes glucose monomers from the reducing ends.
• D. It uses inorganic phosphate to cleave glucose monomers from the non-reducing ends.

Answer: (D)