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What are the Glycogen sources?
Any type of food does not contain glycogen. Starch and carbohydrate will become glucose after entering our body. The glucose is then converted into glycogen by insulin. For what purpose? To maintain the blood sugar level. If the blood sugar level decreases, glucagon will convert the glycogen into glucose again.
Does blood carry starch around the body?
No, blood does not contain starch. Because in animal cells glucose is the extra energy storage form rather than starch. Here is a link about the composition of blood.
Glycogen is made of?
Glucose. Glycogen is a bunch of glucose molecules strung together in branched chains, unlike starch, which is glucose in long, straight chains. The liver, using Glucagon, a hormone, stores glucose for release later. Glucagon is one of the two main hormones used to control blood sugar.
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 substance which give blood glucose when hydrolysis?
liver glycogen
Where are enzymes that break down starch found?
Protines make up enzymes that break down starch, as well as other large moleculse, this process is called hydrolysis. Most enzymes end in "-ase" and work only in specific reactions. Polysaccharides such as glycogen are formed by linking many monosaccharides. The most common polysaccharides are starch, glycogen, and cellulose. All of these are polymers of glucose. They differ by the type of bond found between glucose molecules. Starch is the storage form of glucose found in plants; glycogen is the storage form in animals. Most glycogen in humans is stored in the liver and muscle. Human saliva also contains an enzyme called amylase. This enzyme helps to turn starch into a sugar called maltose. When your food gets into the small intestine, more amylase is made by the pancreas and this turns the remaining starch into maltose. Another enzyme (maltase) turns all this maltose into glucose. Glucose is then absorbed into the blood.
Is Glycogen stored in the blood?
Glycogen is formed by the liver from glucose in the bloodstream and is stored in the liver; conversion of glucose to glycogen (glycogenesis) and hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose (glycogenolysis) together are the usual mechanism for maintenance of normal levels of blood sugar. Glycogen is also produced by and stored in muscle cells; during short periods of strenuous activity, energy is released in the muscles by direct conversion of glycogen to lactic acid. During normal activity, energy is released by metabolic oxidation of glucose to lactic acid. However the amount of glycogen stored in the body, especially within the red blood cells, liver & muscles, mostly depends on physical training, basal metabolic rate and eating habits. Small amounts of glycogen are found in the kidneys, and even smaller amounts in certain glial cells in the brain and white blood cells. The uterus also stores glycogen during pregnancy to nourish the embryo.
What are some examples of complex carbohydrates?
Considering that complex carbohydrates or oligosaccharides are those that contain variable numbers of N-acetyllactosamine units, as well as sialic acid and/or fucose residues linked to the core, the best examples of these kinds of complex molecules, are those present in the red cell cytoplasmic membranes from where the "blood types" are distinguished.
What is the difference between the glucose and glycogen?
Glucose is a monosaccharide (or simple sugar) also known as grape sugar, blood sugar, or corn sugar, it is a very important carbohydrate in biology. Glycogen is a starch like carbohydrate stored in the liver and other animal tissues. It is changed into glucose when the body needs energy. Glucose is found in the body's blood. Everything we eat gives us energy. Glucose basically gives us this energy. The liver takes blood that has too much glucose in it and turns this into glycogen. When the correct amount of energy from the glucose is produced, the liver then turn the glucose into glycogen. The glycogen is then stored . When the body is low on energy (decrease in blood glucose), cells secrete glucagon. This breaks down the glycogen and turns it into glucose and releases it into the blood, so that the body can get the right amount of energy required. This process continues as the body tries to maintain a balance in energy. (:
What is the function of glycogen granules in animal cell?
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
What is the carbohydrate that is found in abundance in mammalian blood?
Glucose
What organ stores excess blood sugar as glycogen?
The liver and skeletal muscle store glucose as glycogen. The liver can make glucose from proteins and release it from glycogen to help keep blood glucose at a normal level when we are fasting.
