Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Metabolism (Section 4 - No. 43)
What is the role of UDP-glucose in glycogen synthesis?
It is a precursor of glucose
It activates glycogen synthase
It is the activated form of glucose that donates glucose residues to the growing glycogen chain
It inhibits glycogen phosphorylase
Explanation
UDP-glucose is the activated form of glucose.
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