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_______ is the process through which glucose is stored in the liver and muscle cells as glycogen.
_______ is the process through which glucose is stored in the liver and muscle cells as glycogen.
Glycogenesis
Step 1: Glucose is converted into _______ by the action of glucokinase or hexokinase.
Step 1: Glucose is converted into _______ by the action of glucokinase or hexokinase.
glucose-6-phosphate
Step 3: Glucose-1-phosphate is converted into UDP-glucose by the action of the enzyme _______.
Step 3: Glucose-1-phosphate is converted into UDP-glucose by the action of the enzyme _______.
UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
Once a chain of eight glucose monomers is formed, glycogen synthase binds to the growing glycogen chain and adds UDP-glucose to the 4-hydroxyl group of the glucosyl residue on the non-reducing end of the glycogen chain, forming more α(1→4) bonds in the process. This step is significant in the _______ of glycogen.
Once a chain of eight glucose monomers is formed, glycogen synthase binds to the growing glycogen chain and adds UDP-glucose to the 4-hydroxyl group of the glucosyl residue on the non-reducing end of the glycogen chain, forming more α(1→4) bonds in the process. This step is significant in the _______ of glycogen.
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In the synthesis of glycogen, one _______ is required per glucose incorporated into the polymeric branched structure of glycogen.
In the synthesis of glycogen, one _______ is required per glucose incorporated into the polymeric branched structure of glycogen.
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