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Glycogenesis and glycogenolysis
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The key regulatory enzyme of the process of glycogenolysis is
Glycogen synthase
Glycogen phosphorylase
Glycogen debranching enzyme
Glycogen branching enzyme
- 2. Multiple Choice
glycogenesis happens due to the following except
in excess of glucose
release of glucagon
release of insulin
after digestion
- 3. Multiple Choice
what acts faster when glucose is needed
gluconeogenesis
glycogenesis
glycogenolysis
glycolysis
- 4. Multiple Choice
primary storage site for glycogen is
liver and heart
liver and brain
liver and skeletal muscle
brain and heart
- 5. Multiple Choice
in which cellular compartment glycogenesis occur
matrix of mitochondria
cytoplasm
inter membrane space of mitochondria
cytosol
- 6. Multiple Choice
glycogenesis is initiated by
glucose
glycogenin
glucose 6 phosphate
UDP glucose
- 7. Multiple Choice
The hormones glucagon and ---------------- stimulate glycogenolysis
insulin
adrenalin
octapamine
dopamine
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does glycogenolysis break down glycogen into glucose
it cuts the glycogen in half
it starts at the end of the branches and breaks glucose off one at a time
it brings the entire glycogen molecule to be broken into energy
it re arranges the glycogen molecule into glucose
- 9. Multiple Choice
In which type of cell does glycogenolysis occur
myocytes
hepatocytes
both
neither
- 10. Multiple Choice
Name the bond making up branches in glycogen
alpha 1,4 glycosidic bond
phospho diester bond
alpha 1,6 glycosidic bonds
conalent bond
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