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Glycogen is the molecule that function as the secondary long term energy storage in animal and fungal cells.It is made primarily by the liver and the muscles ,but can also be made by glycogenesis within the brain and stomach.
The structure of gycogen consist of a core protein of glycogenin(a enzyme involved in converting glucose to glycogen,act as a primer, by polymerizing the first few glucose molecules, after other enzymes takes over) surrounded by branches of glucose units.The entire granule may contain approximately 30,000 glucose units.
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When is glycogen formed in the liver?
Glycogen is formed in the liver during the absorptive state. Glycogen is the principal storage form of glucose in animal cells. It is formed in the liver and muscle tissue when there is an excess amount of glucose in the body.
What you expect to get if you hydrolyze a glycogen molecule?
glucose molecules because glycogen is stored glucose formed from glucose linkages
What is one common feature in glycogen and starch?
both are formed of glucose
What compound is formed in oxidation that supplies the energy for contraction?
Myoglobin glycogen creatine
What type of carbohydrate is stored in our muscles?
Glycogen is stored in the liver and muscles, and is second to fats as long-term energy storage.
How Are Starch Glycogen Related?
humans store the energy from starch as glycogenBoth starch and glycogen are are polymers formed from sugar molecules called glucose and they serve as energy storage.
The chemical process of building glycogen from glucose molecules?
well, you have those glucose molecules and then the enzyme "glycogen synthase" comes in and linkes the glucose molecules by a redox reaction in which water is formed
What is the molecule formed in the liver?
Glucose is formed in the liverb from the stored form of carbohydrate i.e glycogen <when glucogon> is released by pancreas.This helps to regulate your sugar levels in the blood.
What will you expect to happen if glucose levels in the blood are low?
A(glycogen would be broken down into glucose b(insulin would be secreted by the pancreas c(glycogen would be formed d(cholesterol would be synthesized this are the answer
What is the smallest polysaccharide?
glycogen
What is a polysaccharide that stores energy in your muscles and liver?
I believe its glycogen found in liver and muscles which is made of glucose to give us energy
Where is a glycogen stored in human body?
Glycogen is stored in the cytosol of every cell, bound to water. The main store of glycogen in the human body is the liver. It is also stored, bound to water, in muscle cells where it provides a source of rapid energy during exercise.Glygcogen is a storage form for glucose which is found in the liver where it is formed from a glucose and from noncarbohydrate sources, such as amino acids and the glycerol portion of fats via gluconeogenesis. Another, and major glycogen store in terms of mass, is within skeletal muscles, where glycogen is stored so that there is a ready source of glucose for activity.
