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What type of protein is glycogen?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Glycogen is not a protein at all. As it does not content amine acid. It is a polymer of glucose and called animal 'starch'. It is stored in liver and some in muscles. About 300 grams of glycogen is stored at any given time.

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