Glycogen Degradation

• What is the other term for Glycogen Degradation?

  Glycogenolysis
• Glycogenolysis - the process of breaking down glycogen into glucose
• During glycogen phosphorylase action, what is the product of glycogen after breaking its a-bonds by the glycogen phosphorylase?

  glucose-1-phosphate
• What are the two activities of debranching enzyme?

  Transferase Activity, Glucosidase Activity
• Transferase Activity - shifts a block of three glucose residues near the branch to another chain
• Glucosidase Activity - hydrolyzes the a (1-6) bond, releasing free glucose
• What enzyme is capable of converting G1P into Glucose-6-phosphate?

  Phosphoglucomutase
• Which enzyme that converts G6P into free glucose?

  Glucose-6-phosphatase