BCH 361 EXAM 4
Where does glycogen store glucose? - correct answer ✔✔Liver and muscle
What is glycogen? - correct answer ✔✔Highly branched polymer of glucose
What does liver do with glycogen? - correct answer ✔✔Breaks down glycogen and releases glucose to
the blood to provide energy for the brain and red blood cells
What does muscle store glycogen for? - correct answer ✔✔Energy for muscle contraction
Subunit and bonds of glycogen - correct answer ✔✔-alpha glucose
-alpha 1,4 and 1,6 bonds
Subunit and bonds of starch - correct answer ✔✔Amylose
-alpha glucose
-alpha 1,4
Amylopectin
-alpha glucose
-alpha 1,4 and 1,6
Subunit and bonds of cellulose - correct answer ✔✔-beta glucose
-beta 1,4
Glycogen phosphorylase - correct answer ✔✔Degrades glycogen from the non-reducing ends to form
glucose 1-phosphate
Phosphoglucomutase - correct answer ✔✔Converts glucose-1-phosphate to glucose-6-phosphate with
the use of glucose 1,6-bisphosphate
Where does glycogen store glucose? - correct answer ✔✔Liver and muscle
What is glycogen? - correct answer ✔✔Highly branched polymer of glucose
What does liver do with glycogen? - correct answer ✔✔Breaks down glycogen and releases glucose to
the blood to provide energy for the brain and red blood cells
What does muscle store glycogen for? - correct answer ✔✔Energy for muscle contraction
Subunit and bonds of glycogen - correct answer ✔✔-alpha glucose
-alpha 1,4 and 1,6 bonds
Subunit and bonds of starch - correct answer ✔✔Amylose
-alpha glucose
-alpha 1,4
Amylopectin
-alpha glucose
-alpha 1,4 and 1,6
Subunit and bonds of cellulose - correct answer ✔✔-beta glucose
-beta 1,4
Glycogen phosphorylase - correct answer ✔✔Degrades glycogen from the non-reducing ends to form
glucose 1-phosphate
Phosphoglucomutase - correct answer ✔✔Converts glucose-1-phosphate to glucose-6-phosphate with
the use of glucose 1,6-bisphosphate
