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Description
Flashcards by Sophie Mae Neash, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sophie Mae Neash
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What stimulates insulin to be released? | High glucose levels |
| Glycogenesis pathway | Glucose > Gluc-6-phosphate > Glucose-1-phosphate > UDP Glucose > Glycogen |
| What enzyme changes Glucose to glucose 6 phosphate? | Hexokinase (in the muscle) or glucokinase (in the liver) |
| What enzyme changes glucose-6-phosphate to glucose-1-phosphate? | Phosphoglucomutase |
| What enzyme changes Glucose-1-phosphate to UDP glucose? | UDPglucose pyrophosphate |
| What enzyme changes UDP glucose to glycogen? | Glycogen synthase |
| How is glycogen synthase activated? | By dephosphorylating it |
| What enzyme dephosphorylates glycogen synthase? | Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) |
| How is PP1 activated? | When insulin binds to the GLUT2/4 on the membrane of the cell |
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