Question

Write short notes on the following :  (i) Glycogenesis (ii) Glycogenolysis

14 May 2026
Answer :
Word Count : 245
Glycogenesis is the metabolic pathway by which glucose molecules are converted into glycogen for storage, mainly in the liver and skeletal muscles. It occurs predominantly in the fed state when blood glucose levels are high. Glucose is first phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate and then converted to glucose-1-phosphate by phosphoglucomutase. Glucose-1-phosphate reacts with UTP to form UDP-glucose, which serves as the active donor of glucose units. The enzyme glycogen synthase catalyzes the addition of glucose from UDP-glucose to the growing glycogen chain by forming α-1,4 glycosidic bonds, while the branching
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