Glycogen Metabolism: Glycogen Breakdown
About the Lecture
The lecture Glycogen Metabolism: Glycogen Breakdown by Kevin Ahern, PhD is from the course Carbohydrate Metabolism.
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following is true regarding glycogen phosphorylase?
- It uses phosphate to create glucose-1-phosphate from glycogen.
- It removes phosphate from glucose when it cleaves it from glycogen.
- It puts a phosphate onto ADP or GDP when building glycogen.
- It uses phosphate from ATP to cleave glycogen.
- It catalyzes the cleavage of a glucose molecule through a process called hydrolysis.
Which of the following is true regarding phosphoglucomutase?
- It interconverts glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate.
- It adds phosphate to cleave glucose from glycogen.
- It catalyzes a non-reversible reaction.
- It assists the debranching enzyme to remove glucose branches during glycogen breakdown.
- It needs ATP to catalyze the reaction.
Which of the following is true regarding debranching enzyme?
- It transfers part of a glucose branch of glycogen and releases free glucose from the 1-6 branch.
- It makes 1,6 bonds.
- It converts 1,6 bonds to 1,4 bonds.
- It converts 1,4 bonds to 1,6 bonds.
- It catalyzes the reaction the make glucose-1,6-bisphosphate.
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Author of lecture Glycogen Metabolism: Glycogen Breakdown
Kevin Ahern, PhD
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By Vivien H. on 13. February 2019 for Glycogen Metabolism: Glycogen Breakdown
This lecture was explained super clear and to the point. Thank you!
