Glycogenesis

By Khuram AzizSenior Demonstrator

Junior sci, by IBCMember of NAYS

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,• Structure and function of Glycogen• Amounts of glycogen in liver and muscles• Fluctuations of Glycogen stores

Steps

• Synthesis of UDP-Glucose• Synthesis of primer to initiate synthesis• Elongations of Glycogen Chains

Regulation

• Allosteric regulation by glycogen synthase in well fed state

• Inhibition by c-AMP pathway