Glycogen Degradation

redily mobilized form of glucose

glycogen

glycogen increases the amount of glucose that is available between meals, serve as buffer and fuel

True

key regulatory enzyme in Glycogenolysis

Glycogen phosphorylase

steps in glycogenolysis

1. attachment of a 1,6 linkage to a 1,4 linkage

2. cleavage releasing G1P (phophorylase) to G6P via mutase

3. debranching (transferase)

4. the left glucose unit is liberated (a 1,6 glucosidase) to G6P via hexokinase