GLYCOGENESIS

Question 1

Glucose is phosphorylated to G6P by _____ (in muscles) and ______ (in the liver).

Answer 1

Hexokinase

Glucokinase

Question 2

G6P is isomerized to G1P by

Answer 2

phosphoglucomutase

Question 3

G1P reacts with ____ to form Uridine Diphosphate Glucose; catalyzed by

Answer 3

Uridine Triphosphate and Pyrophosphate (PPi)

Uridine Diphosphate Glucose Pyrophosphorylase

Question 4

protein which catalyzes the transfer of a further seven- glucose residue from UDPGlc, in a 1->4 linkage to form a glycogen primer

Answer 4

GLYCOGENIN

Question 5

catalyzes the formation of the glycoside bond

Answer 5

GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE