10 Questions
Glucose-6-phosphate can be converted to glucose by ________
glucose-6-phosphatase
Skeletal muscles lack the enzyme ________
glucose-6-phosphatase
Glycogenolysis is the breakdown of ________ to glucose-1-phosphate
glycogen
Glycogen branches are catabolized by the sequential removal of ________ monomers via phosphorolysis
glucose
Glycogenolysis is the conversion of ________ to glucose
glycogen
Glycogenolysis is activated by the hormone ________
glucagon
The enzyme ________ catalyzes the cleavage of a terminal α-1-4 bond of glycogen
glycogen phosphorylase
The enzyme ________ produces glucose 1-phosphate during glycogen breakdown
glycogen phosphorylase
Glucose-6-phosphate formed in hepatocytes feeds directly into ________
glycolysis
Glycogenolysis occurs when our body needs energy in the form of ________
glucose
Learn about the biochemical pathway of glycogen breakdown into glucose through glycogenolysis. Explore the regulation, function, and importance of glycogenolysis in carbohydrate metabolism. This quiz is part of Biochemistry II (PHAR 220) course.
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