GLYCOGEN

• GLYCOGEN MONOMER?

  alpha glucose
• GLYCOGEN BOND BETWEEN MONOMERS?

  1-4, 1-6 glycosidic bonds
• GLYCOGEN FUNCTION?

  glucose store
• GLYCOGEN LOCATION?

  animals - mainly in muscle and liver cells
• GLYCOGEN STRUCTURE?

  a highly branched molecule
• GLYCOGEN HOW STRUCTURE LEADS TO FUNCTION?

  • Branched structure increases SA for rapid hydrolysis
  • Insoluble so won't affect water potential
• ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC OF GLYCOGEN?

  Large - cannot diffuse out of cell
• WHY IS GLYCOGEN BEING HIGHLY BRANCHED USEFUL?

  larger SA for enzymes to hydrolyse the glycosidic bonds allowing glucose to be released faster