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What is the benefit of synthesizing glycogen?
What is the benefit of synthesizing glycogen?
- It makes glucose more reactive
- It increases osmotic pressure
- It exposes the aldehyde group of glucose
- It conceals the effect of the aldehyde group of glucose (correct)
Why does packing glucose molecules into glycogen decrease osmotic pressure?
Why does packing glucose molecules into glycogen decrease osmotic pressure?
- Glycogen is regarded as 1 particle (correct)
- Glycogen is more reactive than glucose
- Glycogen is linear
- Glycogen has a lower number of glucose molecules
What is the structure of glycogen?
What is the structure of glycogen?
- Spherical
- Linear
- Circular
- Branched (correct)
Why is it easier to degrade branched glycogen?
Why is it easier to degrade branched glycogen?
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What is the reducing sugar in glycogen?
What is the reducing sugar in glycogen?
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What is the effect of the aldehyde group in glucose?
What is the effect of the aldehyde group in glucose?
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What is the structure of the non-reducing part of glucose in glycogen?
What is the structure of the non-reducing part of glucose in glycogen?
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