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glycogen phosphorylase, glycogen debranching enzyme, phosphoglutomutase
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Which of the following enzymes is not required to breakdown glycogen into glucose-6-phosphate molecules for further metabolism?
All of these enzymes are necessary in the breakdown of glycogen into glucose-6-phosphate molecules.
What is the specific definition of glycogen synthetase?
an enzyme that assists in the breakdown of glycogen
Glycogen breakdown in exercising muscle is activated by?
Insulin
What is Introduction to Glycogen Metabolism?
glycogen metabolism is the terminology used for both glycogen synthesis and glycogen degradation ,glycogenesis and glycogenolysis .both of these pathways are exactly opposite to each other because both of these pathways involve different enzymes glycogenesis is carried out by enzymes HEXOKINASE,PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE,UDP-GLUCOSE-PYROPHOSPHORYLASE,and GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE. glycogenolysis is carried out by enzymes GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE,PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE,and debranching enzyme (GLUCAN TRANSFERASE).
Which pancreatic enzymes acts on glycogen and starches?
Amylase
What are the three enzymes involved in the conversion of glycogen to glucose?
The process of "glycogenolysis" is the splitting of glycogen in the liver, which in turn produces glucose. Glucagon can be administered in emergency diabetic situations where sugar can't be taken orally.
What is glucogenolysis?
I think you have your terms confused, the term glucogenolysis is, I believe, a mix-up of the term glycogenolysis, which is the breakdown of stored glycogen into glucose. Gluconeogenesis is the formation of new glucose from amino acids from protein breakdown and glycerin from fat breakdown. Glucogenolysis does not occur as glucose is not required to split. Instead, when the blood glucose level is too high, Glycogenesis occurs in which glucose is converted to the storage form glycogen.
What is the by-product of incomplete glycogen breakdown in the absence of oxygen?
Lactic acid
What is the opposite of glucogenisis?
Glucogenisis is the breakdown of glycogen in the liver to form glucose. The opposite of this process is call Glycogenisis, this is the conversion of glucose into glycogen.
Do cows breakdown enzymes from cellulose?
yes
What molecule speeds up the processes of breakdown and synthesis within a cell?
Enzymes are molecules that speed up the processes of breakdown and synthesis within a cell. They act as catalysts, facilitating chemical reactions without being consumed in the process. Enzymes lower the activation energy required for a reaction to occur, allowing cellular processes to happen more efficiently.
What happens when the liver has no glycogen reserve?
total absence of glycogen in the liver may be rare but rather an abnormally low levels of glycogen is more common. This could be as a result of an impairment in any of the enzymes involved in glycogen synthesis. Now, when glycogen is low,the body will look for another source of energy. The next immediate source is fatty acid . Hence low glycogen levels will lead rapid breakdown of fatty acids which when it becomes continuous can cause weight loss.. but the brain poorly utilizes fatty acids for energy production... hence a continous depletion of glycogen levels may result in some neurological impairments..
