Step 1: Concept
To transfer a phosphate group to ADP to form ATP, a molecule must have a higher (more negative) phosphoryl transfer potential than ATP.
Step 2: Analysis of High-Energy Compounds
Phosphoenol pyruvate, 1,3-BPG, and Creatine phosphate all have higher potentials than ATP, allowing for substrate-level phosphorylation.
Step 3: Reasoning
Glucose-1-phosphate has a lower phosphoryl transfer potential than ATP. Therefore, it cannot spontaneously donate a phosphate to ADP to synthesize ATP.
Step 4: Conclusion
Glucose-1-phosphate cannot help in the generation of ATP.
Final Answer: (A)