Glycogen energy storage in
Glycogen is an analogue of starch, a glucose polymer that functions as energy storage in plants. It has a structure similar to amylopectin (a component of starch), but is more extensively branched and compact than starch.
Glycogen is a multibranchedofthat serves as a form of energy storage in , , and bacteria.It is the main storage form of glucose in the human body.Glycogen functions.
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Glycogen was discovered by . His experiments showed that the liver contained a substance that could give rise to reducing sugar by the action of a "ferment" in the liver.
SynthesisGlycogen synthesis is, unlike its breakdown, —it requires the input of energy. Energy for glycogen synthesis comes from .
Glycogen is a branchedconsisting of linear chains of with an average chain length of approximately 8–12.
In 1999, Meléndez et al claimed that the structure of glycogen is optimal under a particular metabolic constraint model, where the structure was suggested to be "fractal" in nature.However, research by Besford et alused small angle X-ray scattering.
Disorders of glycogen metabolismThe most common disease in which glycogenbecomes abnormal is
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