Ordered synthesis and degradation of liver glycogen involving 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose.
The incorporation of 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose from precursor 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-galactose into liver glycogen has been shown to be a metabolically inhomogeneous process after starvation. The protein-to-polysaccharide ratio is also heterogeneous with respect to molecular size, and enhanced overall as compared to normal glycogen. The results are discussed from the viewpoint of a molecular order in the synthesis and degradation of liver glycogen.
D000818:Animals; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D051381:Rats; D013217:Starvation / Q000378:metabolism
D008112:Liver Glycogen; D005944:Glucosamine