Our bodies way of storing carbohydrates.
Our bodies way of storing carbohydrates.
storing food
to store nutrients
No, they do not. Only animal cells have glycogen granule to store energy.
glycogen granules
Glycogen granules form an energy or food store in mammalian cells. When needed, the glycogen can be broken down (hydrolysed) into glucose, which is used in respiration as a source of energy for the cell. For some background see: http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/g/glycogen.htm
This granules...prevents water loss and energy loss. It is a water repellent.
to store nutrients
No, they do not. Only animal cells have glycogen granule to store energy.
No, they are simple storage molecules.
glycogen granules
Cell CytoplasmThe cell cytoplasm contains various other substances and structures, including stored foods (glycogen granules and lipid droplets), pigment granules, crystals of various types, water vacuoles, and ingested foreign materials.Human A&P Lab. Manual -9th edition [cat version] Mariebpg. 44
The major storage form of energy in animals is glycogen ,it is stored in glycogen granule . Therefore glycogen granules in muscle cell act as stores of energy , since muscle cells requires alot of energy to perform their functions.
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Glycogen granules form an energy or food store in mammalian cells. When needed, the glycogen can be broken down (hydrolysed) into glucose, which is used in respiration as a source of energy for the cell. For some background see: http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/g/glycogen.htm
Inclusion bodies
This granules...prevents water loss and energy loss. It is a water repellent.
Corynebacterium has metachromatic granuals.
The function of glycogen degradation is to export glucose to other tissues when blood glucose levels are low.