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Glycogen is the source of energy in muscles

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What do fungi store their carbohydrates?

Glycogen same as the animals kingdom


What is glycogen cardiomyopathy?

glycogen cardiomyopathy


Which enzymes are required for glycogen breakdown?

glycogen phosphorylase, glycogen debranching enzyme, phosphoglutomutase


Why is glycogen phosphorylase alone not sufficient in in degrading glycogen?

Glycogen phosphorylase can not cleave the alpha-1,6-glycosidic bonds at glycogen branch points


What is a polysaccharide that stores energy in your muscles and liver?

Glycogen is the polysaccharide that serves as the main storage form of glucose in the liver and muscles for energy. When energy is needed, glycogen can be broken down to release glucose for use by the body.


What carbohydrate is used in the liver for energy storage?

glycogen


What is the difference between liver glycogen and muscle glycogen?

Liver glycogen has low glycogenin content as compared to muscle glycogen.. liver glycogen responds to glucagon but muscle glycogen responds to catecholamines.. liver glycogen is used for the maintenance of blood glucose levels, but muscle glycogen is used for the supply of energy to the muscles liver glycogen can be completely broken down to glucose because of the presence of glucose 6 phosphatase, which does not occur in the muscles


Phosphorylation of glycogen phosphorylase has what effect on the enzyme?

Activation, conversion from glycogen phosphorylase B to glycogen phosphorylase A


What breaks down glycogen in the body?

The enzyme called glycogen phosphorylase breaks down glycogen in the body.


Where is glycogen?

Glycogen is stored in a liver or muscle cell.


Where does the body stores glycogen?

The glycogen is stored in the Liver


Is glycogen a monosaccharide, disaccharide, or polysaccharide?

Glycogen is a polysaccharide.

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