[LEC] Chapter 18 Flashcards
Excess carbohydrates convert into?
Glycogen
Need Carbohydrate
Metabolize
Excess Carbohydrate
- can’t metabolize fo energy
- converted into glycogen in liver
Found primarily in liver and muscles
Glycogen
Structure is optimized for its ability to store and deliver energy quickly and for the longest amount of time.
Glycogen
Mas branched?
Mas okay
The average chain length of branches in glycogen
13 residues
Making of something
Genesis
Making of Glycogen
Glycogenesis
If glucose is in excess, it is stored as ___
glycogen
Glucose-6-Phosphate will not proceed to _____
Glycolysis
Glucose 6-phosphate is converted to glucose 1-phosphate by the enzyme ___
Phosphoglucomutase
it serves as energy for glycogen synthesis
UTP, Uridine Triphosphate
Glucose + ATP →
ADP + Glucose-6-Phosphate
Reaction: Glucose + ATP → Glucose-6-Phosphate + ADP catalyzes by
Hexokinase