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Glucose |
A simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates
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Glucagon |
A hormone released by alpha cells in the islets of langerhans in the pancreas It causes the blood glucose concentrations to increase by converting glycogen in liver cells to glucose |
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Glycogenesis |
The formation of glycogen from sugar
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Gluconeogenesis |
The synthesis of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources, such as amino acids and glycerol
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Glycogenolysis |
The breakdown of glycogen (n) to glucose-6-phosphate and glycogen (n-1). Glycogen branches are catabolized by the sequential removal of glucose monomers via phosphorolysis, by the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase
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Glycogen |
A substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. It is a polysaccharide which forms glucose on hydrolysis
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