Lecture33: Glycogen Metabolism

Question 1

What is Glycogenesis?

Answer 1

Glycogen synthesis

Question 2

What is the Glycogenesis regulatory enzyme?

Answer 2

Glycogen synthase

Question 3

Why doesn’t muscle glycogenolysis contribute to the elevation of blood glucose level?

Answer 3

They don’t have Glucose 6-phosphate

Question 4

What stimulates glycogen breakdown but inhibits glycogen synthesis aswell?

Answer 4

Glucagon

Question 5

What promotes a net storage of glucose?

Answer 5

Insulin

Question 6

What promotes a net glycogen break down?

Answer 6

Epinephrine

Question 7

Glycogen synthase is activated via?

Answer 7

Dephosporylation

Question 8

Glycogen Phosphorylase is activated via?

Answer 8

Phosphorylation

Question 9

What is the most common glycogen storage disease?

Answer 9

Von Gierke/ Type 1 disease

Question 10

What is Von Gierke disease?

Answer 10

A deficiency in glucose 6-phosphatase

Question 11

Pancreatic GLUT2 acts as a…?

Answer 11

Glucose sensor

Question 12

Insulin’s action on carbohydrates is mainly to…?

Answer 12

Decrease blood glucose

Question 13

Glucagon’s action on carbohydrates is mainly to…?

Answer 13

Increase blood glucose levels