DURING starvation, glycogenolysis is associated with the release of the enzymes phosphorylase and glycogen synthetase from insoluble granules into the cytoplasm. This event is accompanied by a ...

THE level of phosphorylase in liver slices represents a balance between inactivation and resynthesis of the active form; epinephrine and glucagon rapidly increase the amount of active ...

Polyglucosans are glycogen molecules with overlong chains, which are hyperphosphorylated in the neurodegenerative Lafora disease (LD). Brain polyglucosan bodies (PBs) cause fatal neurodegenerative ...

Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark ...

Glycogen storage disease (GSD) refers to a group of rare genetic conditions that affect how the body stores and breaks down glycogen. The most common type is type I, also called von Gierke disease ...

The Fn key is short for function – this particular key allows PC users to access the second assignment of a key. It is normally found at the bottom left corner. The Function keys (F1 ...