Glycogen Flashcards
Acts as a primer in glycogen synthesis
Glycogenin
Synthesis of glycigen
Glycogenesis
Breakdown of glycogen
Glycogenolysis
Synthesis of glycogen from jon carbohydrate sources
Glyconeogensis
Limiting enzyme of glycogen metabolism
Transferases
By weight glycogen is more in
Liver
By percentage glycogen is more in
Muscles
Straight chains have
a 1–> 4 bonds
Branching point has
a 1–>6 bond
Adds glucose residue to the non reducing end of the primer
Glycogen synthase
End product of liver glycogen
Free glucose
End product of muscle glycogen
Glucose 6-phosphate
Any anabolic pathway occurs in
Cytoplasm
In glucogenesis, glucose 6P is converted to glucose 1 phosphate by what enzyme?
Mutase
Glucose 1 phosphate is converted to UDP glucose by what enzyme?
UDP glucose Pyro-Phosphorylase