What effect would increased levels of glucagon have on the amount of glycogen stored in the liver?
What effect would increased levels of glucagon have on the amount of glycogen stored in the liver?
Polysaccharides are complex sugars and are commonly called glycans. They are formed by the linking of several molecules of monosaccharide units usually more than 10. When broken down by acids or enzymes, they yield simple sugars. They have large molecular weight. Polysaccharides are classified into two groups based on the presence of either similar or dissimilar monosaccharide units in alternating repeating sequences.
Homopolysaccharides are made up of identical monomer units repeating ‘n’ times. Glycogen is a homopolysaccharide and has α-D glucose as its monomer unit. Glycogen is extremely branched i.e., for every 8-12 linear monomers, a branch is created. The significance of branching is to store maximum amount of glucose in limited space. It is stored in liver, kidney, muscles and other tissues.
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