Glycogenolysis, Glucogenolysis, Glucogenosis

Question 1

what can you make glucose from?

Answer 1

• non - carbohydrates (e.g. lipids)
• glycogen

Question 2

what type of reaction is glucose to glycogen and vice versa?

Answer 2

• one way reaction

Question 3

what is the structure of glycogen?

Answer 3

• 1-6 glycosisic bonds
  -strongly branched polymer

Question 4

What is glycogenolysis?

Answer 4

• Splitting of glycogen
• promoted by glucagon and adrenaline

Question 5

what is gluconeogensis?

Answer 5

• making new glucose
• promoted by glucagon

Question 6

what is glycogensis?

Answer 6

• making glycogen
• the hormone that does this is insulin