Fate Of Glucose

Question 1

After producing Glucose-6-phosphate, the two pathways that can be taken are…

Answer 1

Glycogenesis or Glycolysis

Question 2

What is glycogen?

Answer 2

A form of glucose that is stored for future use. Liver and Muscle can stir large quantities of glycogen.

Question 3

Glycogenesis

Answer 3

Process of glycogen formation

Question 4

Glycogenolysis

Answer 4

Breakdown of glycogen to re-form glucose
(NOT THE REVERSE OF GLYCOGENESIS)

Question 5

Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD) is

Answer 5

Inability to form/degrade glycogen in normal metabolic pathways

Question 6

GSD affects what type of animals?

Answer 6

Miniature dog breeds, cats, horses, and primates

Question 7

Type I GSD is…

Answer 7

Glucose-6-Pase deficiency

Question 8

Type II and III GSD is…

Answer 8

Debranching enzyme deficiency

Question 9

Features of GSD are…

Answer 9

Exercise intolerance, low blood glucose, hyperlipidemia, ketonemia and poor prognosis

Question 10

GSD Type O is

Answer 10

Glycogen synthase deficiency

Question 11

GDS Type I is

Answer 11

Gulc-6-phosphates deficiency that affects toy breeds

Question 12

GDS Type II is

Answer 12

A 1,4-glucose dash=acid Maltese deficiency that affects Corriedale sheep, Lapland dogs, shorthorn and Brahman cattle, and Japanese quail

Question 13

GSD Type III

Answer 13

Is a debraching deficiency that affects German shepherds

Question 14

GSD Type IV is

Answer 14

A branching deficiency that affects cats, charolaise cattle, and quarter horses

Question 15

GSD Type V is

Answer 15

A myophosphorylase deficiency

Question 16

GSD Type VI is

Answer 16

A liver phosphorylase deficiency

Question 17

GSD Type VII is

Answer 17

A phosphofructokinase deficiency that affects English spring spaniels and wachtelhunds

Question 18

GSD Type VIII is

Answer 18

A phosphorylase kinase deficiency