Glucose And Lipid Storage

Question 1

What is the enzyme involved in glycogenesis?

Answer 1

Glycogen phosphorylase

Question 2

What are all the enzymes involved in glycogenlysis?

Answer 2

Glycogen phosphorylase and in liver cells you also see phosphoglucomutase

Question 3

What are the key enzymes involved in glycogenesis?

Answer 3

Hexokinase and phosphoglucomutase

Question 4

What are the enzymes in gluconeogensis?

Answer 4

Fructose 1,6 bisphosphotase, glucose 6 phosphotase, pyruvate carboxylase, phosphophenopyruvate carboxy kinase (PEPCK)

Question 5

What is the key control enzyme in gluconeogenesis?

Answer 5

Phosphenopyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) fructose 1,6 bisphophotase.

Question 6

What are the key enzymes involved in lipogenesis?

Answer 6

Acetyl CoA carboxylase

Question 7

What is used during fatty acid sythesis?

Answer 7

Act yl coa, atp and nadph

Question 8

What are the key features of glycogen?

Answer 8

Contains a1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds, glucose ony, can be stored with minimal osmotic impact, alpha 1,6 bonds are branch points which allow the molecule to be rapidly broken down and built up.