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Set 18 Storage Mechanisms And Control In Carbohydrate Metabolism

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Question 1

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How are the branches in glycogen produced?

A) A branching enzyme catalyses the addition of a single glucose unit via an α(1,6) bond to glycogen from a glucose-1-phosphate, releasing Pi.
B) A branching enzyme catalyses the addition of a single glucose unit via an α(1,6) bond to glycogen from a glucose-6-phosphate, releasing Pi.
C) A branching enzyme catalyses the addition of a single glucose unit via an α(1,6) bond to glycogen from a glucose-UDP, releasing UDP.
D) A branching enzyme moves a short chain of several glucose units from a linear α(1,4) section of glycogen to make a new α(1,6) branch point.

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Question 2

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The compound uridine diphosphate glucose (UDPG) plays a role in

A) glycogen breakdown.
B) glycogen synthesis.
C) glycolysis.
D) gluconeogenesis.
E) none of these

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Question 3

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What is the average chain length of the branches in glycogen?

A) 6 glucose residues
B) 13 glucose residues
C) 25 glucose residues
D) 50 glucose residues
E) 100 glucose residues

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