Description : Glucagon is secreted when glucose level of blood falls. It mobilises reserve food like glycogen into glucose. What is pregnancy hormone ? Why is it known so ? -Biology-10
Last Answer : Progesterone is called pregnancy hormone. It helps in maintaining pregnancy by non-formation of new ova, promoting thickening and secretory activity of uterine wall and attachment of embryo to the uterine wall.
Description : Where is the store of glycogen found in the body? -Biology
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Description : Glycogen is stored in
Last Answer : Glycogen is stored in A. Blood B. Liver C. Lungs D. Kidney
Description : The glucose is converted into glycogen in liver and stored in `:`
Last Answer : The glucose is converted into glycogen in liver and stored in `:` A. Liver B. Liver and musles C. Liver and spleen D. Spleen and muscles
Description : $ The process of formation of polysaccharides by condensation of monomers is called hydrolysis. Glycogen is a stored food materials found in plants.
Last Answer : $ The process of formation of polysaccharides by condensation of monomers is called hydrolysis. Glycogen is a ... D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : Which one has the maximum glycogen?
Last Answer : Which one has the maximum glycogen? A. Liver B. Muscles C. Nerves D. Kidneys
Description : The lactic acid generated during muscle contraction us flnally converted to glycogen in
Last Answer : The lactic acid generated during muscle contraction us flnally converted to glycogen in A. Muscle B. Kidney C. Liver D. Pancreas
Description : Is glycogen in wood and cotton?
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Description : What molecule supplies the energy needed to join glucose molecules together to form a molecule of glycogen?
Last Answer : Generally speaking, no molecule supplies the energy to join a glucose into a growing glycogen chain. A previous step must be done and that is the formation of uridine diphosphate glucose (UDP-glucose or UDPG) ... group on one of the glycogen's nonreducing ends to form an alpha(1-4)-glycosidic bond.
Description : An essential agent for converting glucose to glycogen in liver is (A) Latic acid (B) GTP (C) UTP (D) Pyruvic acid
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Insulin decreases the synthesis of (A) Hexokinase (B) Glucokinase (C) PEP carboxykinase (D) Glycogen synthetase
Description : Insulin increases (A) Protein synthesis (B) Fatty acid synthesis (C) Glycogen synthesis (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Glucose-1-phosphate liberated from glycogen cannot be converted into free glucose in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Muscles (D) Brain
Description : After the action of phosphorylase, glycogen is converted into (A) Amylopectin (B) dextrin (C) Amylose (D) Maltose
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Glycogen phosphorylase liberates the following from glycogen (A) Glucose (B) Glucose-6-phosphate (C) Glucose-1-phosphate (D) Maltose
Description : Glycogen synthetase catalyses the formation of (A) α−1, 4-Glycosidic bonds (B) α−1, 6-Glycosidic bonds (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Insulin has no effect on the activity of the enzyme: (A) Glycogen synthetase (B) Fructokinase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Description : Her’s disease is characterized by deficiency of (A) Muscle phosphorylase (B) Liver phosphorylase (C) Debranching enzyme (D) Glycogen synthase
Description : Pompe ’s d isease is caused due to deficiency of (A) Lysosomal α-1→4 and 1→6-glucosidase (B) Glucose-6-phosphatase (C) Glycogen synthase (D) Phosphofructokinase
Description : Cori disease (Limit dextrinosis) is caused due to absence of (A) Branching enzyme (B) Debranching enzyme (C) Glycogen synthase (D) Phosphorylase
Description : The hormone activating the glycogen synthase activity is (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) ACTH
Description : Action of glycogen synthase is inhibited by (A) Insulin (B) Glucose (C) Mg2+ (D) Cyclic AMP
Description : Allosteric activator of glycogen synthase is (A) Glucose (B) Glucose-6-Phosphate (C) UTP (D) Glucose-1-phosphate
Description : In the synthesis of glycogen from glucose the reversible step is (A) Glucose → glucose 6-phosphate (B) Glucose 6-phosphate → glucose 1-phosphate (C) Glucose 1-phosphate → UDP glucose (D) UDP glucose → glycogen
Description : In glycogenesis a branch point in the molecule is established by the enzyme (A) Amylo[1→ 4][1→ 6] transglucosidase (B) α [1→ 4] α [1→ 4] Glucan transferase (C) Amylo [1→ 6] glucosidase (D) Glycogen synthase
Description : The glycogen content of the liver is upto (A) 6% (B) 8% (C) 10% (D) 12%
Description : The pathway of glycogen biosynthesis involves a special nucleotide of glucose. In the reaction below, NuDP stands for NuDP Glucose + glycogenn → NuDP + glycogenn+1 (A) ADP (B) GDP (C) UDP (D) CDP
Description : A carbohydrate which can not be digested in human gut is (A) Cellulose (B) Starch (C) Glycogen (D) Maltose
Description : During deficiency of thiamine the concentration of the following compound rises in blood and intracellular fluid: (A) Glycogen (B) Sugar (C) Amino acids (D) Pyruvic acid
Description : What is the major form of caloric storage in human body? (A) ATP (B) Glycogen (C) Creatine phosphate (D) triacylglycerol
Description : Pyridoxal phosphate is a coenzyme for (A) Glycogen synthetase (B) Phosphorylase (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : The process of breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver and pyruvate and lacate in the muscle is known as (A) Glyogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Cellular degradation
Description : Acyl carrier protein is involved in the synthesis of (A) protein (B) glycogen (C) fatty acid outside the mitochondria (D) fatty acid in the mitochondria
Description : Dietary fibres are rich in (A) Cellulose (B) Glycogen (C) Starch (D) Proteoglycans
Description : Renal glycosuria occurs due to (A) Increased filtration of glucose in glomeruli (B) Increased secretion of glucose by renal tubular cells (C) Decreased reabsorption of glucose by renal tubular cells (D) Increased conversion of glycogen into glucose in tubular cells
Description : During starvation, the first reserve nutrient to be depleted is (A) Glycogen (B) Proteins (C) Triglycerides (D) Cholesterol
Description : The carbohydrate reserved in human body is (A) Starch (B) Glucose (C) Glycogen (D) Inulin
Last Answer : C
Description : Starch and glycogen are polymers of (A) Fructose (B) Mannose (C) α−D-Glucose (D) Galactose
Description : Iodine test is positive for starch, dextrin and (A) Mucoproteins (B) Agar (C) Glycogen (D) Cellulose
Description : Glycogen is present in all body tissues except (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Kidney (D) Stomach
Last Answer : B
Description : An essential for converting Glucose to Glycogen in Liver is (A) Lactic acid (B) GTP (C) CTP (D) UTP CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 19
Last Answer : D
Description : A regulator of the enzyme Glycogen synthase is (A) Citric acid (B) 2, 3 bisphosphoglycerate (C) Pyruvate (D) GTP
Description : The total glycogen content of the body is about ______ gms. (A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 300 (D) 500
Description : UDP Glucuronic acid is required for the biosynthesis of (A) Chondroitin sulphates (B) Glycogen (C) Lactose (D) Starch
Last Answer : A
Description : Glycogen while being acted upon by active phosphorylase is converted first to (A) Glucose (B) Glucose 1-phosphate and Glycogen with 1 carbon less (C) Glucose-6-phosphate and Glycogen with 1 carbon less (D) 6-Phosphogluconic acid
Description : One of the following statement is correct: (A) Glycogen synthase ‘a’ is the phosphorylated (B) cAMP converts glycogen synthase b to ‘a’ (C) Insulin converts glycogen synthase b to a (D) UDP glucose molecules interact and grow into a Glycogen tree
Description : The tissues with the highest total glycogen content are (A) Muscle and kidneys (B) Kidneys and liver (C) Liver and muscle (D) Brain and Liver
Description : Glycogen is converted to glucose-1- phosphate by (A) UDPG transferase (B) Branching enzyme (C) Phosphorylase (D) Phosphatase
Description : One of the following enzymes does not change glycogen synthase a to b. (A) Glycogen synthase kinases 3, 4, 5 (B) Ca2+ calmodulin phosphorylase kinase (C) Ca2+ calmodulin dependent protein kinase (D) Glycogen phosphorylase a
Description : The branching enzyme acts on the glycogen when the glycogen chain has been lengthened to between glucose units: (A) 1 and 6 (B) 2 and 7 (C) 3 and 9 (D) 6 and 11