Biochemistry

Question 1

What is glycogenesis?

Answer 1

synthesis of glycogen from glucose

Question 2

what is GLYCOGENOLYSIS?

Answer 2

breakdown of glycogen to form glucose

Question 3

What is Gluconeogenesis?

Answer 3

De novo synthesis of glucose from metabolic precursors

Question 4

What types of glycogen is there?

Answer 4

Liver and muscle

Liver- breaks down glycogen between meals and released to maintain blood glucose levels

Muscle- not available for maintenance of blood glucose levels

Provides energy via glycolysis and the the citric acid cycle during bursts of physical activity

Question 5

What is the structure of the glycogen?

Answer 5

Is a polymer which is has its alpha glucose monosaccharides joined via 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds

Question 6

Where does a primer join the glycogen?

Answer 6

Glycogenin

Question 7

What enzyme is used to allow 1-6 glycosidic bond to occur?

Answer 7

transglycosylase

Question 8

What enzyme is used in the step of converting glucose to glucose 1 phosphate?

Answer 8

Glycogen phosphorylase

Question 9

What enzyme is used to convert glucose 1 phosphate to glucose 6 phosphate?

Answer 9

phosphoglucomutase

Question 10

What precursors are used in gluconeogenesis?

Answer 10

Lactate

Amino acids

Glycerol

Question 11

Gluconeogenesis is essentially the reverse of glycolysis true or false?

Answer 11

false- due to use of unique enzymes to overcome unnecessary steps