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Word | Glycogen |
Afrikaans Meaning | glikogeen |
the form in which carbohydrate are stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body / one form in which body fuel is stored / A white, amorphous, tasteless substance resembling starch, soluble in water to an opalescent fluid. It is found abundantly in the liver of most animals, and in small quantity in other organs and tissues, particularly in the embryo. It is quickly changed into sugar when boiled with dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, and also by the action of amylolytic ferments. / a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. It is a polysaccharide that forms glucose on hydrolysis., | |
Usage | ⇒ Glucagon stimulates conversion of glycogen to glucose for use by the cells as energy. |
Synonyms | carbohydrate, animal starch, cellulose, chitin, starch, amylum, endorphin, heparin, hormone, melatonin, polysaccharide, polysaccharides, saccharide, sugar, thyroxine, |
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