Glycogen

• Glycogen is made of alpha glucose monomers
• Glycogen contains both 1-4 and 1-6 glycosidic bonds
• Glycogen is a store of glucose
• Glycogen is found in animals, mainly in muscle and liver cells
• Glycogen is a highly branched molecule
• Glycogen's branched structure increases the surface area for rapid hydrolysis back to glucose
• Glycogen is insoluble so won't affect the water potential of cells