Mention two biological advantages to an organism that stores its carbohydrate reserves as starch or glycogen rather than as an equivalent amount of free glucose.
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Mention two biological advantages to an organism that stores its carbohydrate reserves as starch or glycogen rather than as an equivalent amount of free glucose.
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What role does the protein, glycogenin play in glycogen synthesis?
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Name the reactants and products of the first two steps of the gluconeogenesis pathway if
pyruvate is used as the starting material (structures not needed).
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Explain why people with a deficiency of the enzyme glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
(G6PDH) suffer from hemolytic anemia
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What is meant by reciprocal regulation? Name one compound that reciprocally regulates glycolysis and gluconeogenesis pathways. Which enzymes are regulated by this compound? What reactions are catalyzed by these enzymes?
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