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What are the advantages of the liver storing glycogen as a form of energy instead of glucose?
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∙ 11y ago
glycogen is a more complex carbohydrate than glucose. macromolecules are stored as complex molecules for example lipids are stored as complex fat.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe liver stores sugar or also known as glucose for when you need it in a later time.
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What are three ways in which the liver helps humans maintain homeostasis of glucose levels?
The liver helps humans maintain homeostasis of glucose levels in three ways. They include storing excess glucose as glycogen, releasing glycogen during fasting, and using precursors in gluconeogenesis.
What is the difference between glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis?
Glycogenolysis is when the glucagon binds to the glucagon receptors , the liver cells convert the glycogen polymer nto individual glucose molecules and release into the bloodstream, while Gluconeogenesis is is the biosynthesis of new glucose
What is the energy storing polysaccharides for animals?
Glycogen
Animal cells store excess sugar in the form of a polysaccharide called starch?
Starch is stored by plants.Animals' storing carbohydrate is glycogen.
What are the important energy-storing molecules in living organisms?
In a plant cell, starch acts as a storage of glucose for aerobic respiration. In animal cells, glycogen acts as a storage of glucose for aerobic respiration.
The energy-storing polysaccharide of plants?
STARCH.NovaNet
What is the function of glycogen granules in bacteria?
Our bodies way of storing carbohydrates.
What organ in a mammal is responsible for storing glycogen?
Mainly the liver but Glycogen is also found in muscles too.
Why are complex carbohydrates better for storing energy than simple sugar?
Simple sugar molecules will create lot of osmotic pressure in the cell. In case of glycogen, you have thousands of glucose molecules put together. Glycogen molecule is compact and does not produce much osmotic pressure.
What is glycogen storing?
Firstly, glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose (made up from lots of glucose monomers), and functions as the primary short term energy storage in animal cells (mostly in liver). When the organism needs energy, it sends a signal (hormones: adrenaline and glucagon) to the cells of the liver, so that they would start decomposing glycogen (separating it into its smaller parts - glucose). Then glucose is secreted (thrown out) into the blood, so that other cells can use it to do work. If you need a more scientific explanation: When a signal molecule of adrenaline or glucagon attaches to the receptor of the glycagon containing cell, the receptor activates adenylyl cyclase (transmembrane protein), which converts ATP to cAMP (cyclic adenine monophosphate). cAMP activates protein kinase A (PKA), which activates phosphorilase kinase b, which then activates glycogen phosphorilase. Only then glycogen phosphorilase catalyses the reaction of glycogen decomposure into glucose.
How is glucose stored in plants and animals?
This is an excellent question! Glucose is found all types of food, most prominently in meats and carbohydrates. When the body takes in food, salivary glands activate immediately to produce large amount of amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starches and carbohydrates. Once the food enters the body and reaches the stomach, glucose is converted into glycogen by pepsin (acids in the stomach). Glycogen is then diffused through the stomach linings into the liver where it is stored for future uses. Keep in mind that the liver can only hold up to 100g of glucose in the form of glycogen therefore, most of the excess glycogen is stored in the muscle. Since muscles make up a great portion of the human body, it is capable of storing up to 500g of glucose in the form of glycogen. The rest of the glucose would then fuse into the bloodstream and travels through major organs in order for the organs to carry our their functions. Hope you found this helpful.
Energy storing polysaccharide of animals?
A. Glycogen just answered it on plato lol.
