Carbohydrate Metabolism — Flashcards

UDP-glucose contributes to _____ formation via the enzyme glycogen synthase

_____ disease is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hepatic glycogen phosphorylase

Hers disease is characterized by _____ gluconeogenesis and impaired glycogenolysis (impaired or functional)

Deficiency of _____ or xylitol dehydrogenase necessary for xylitol metabolism results in Pentosuira

Isomers that differ in configuration around only one specific carbon atom (with the exception of the carbonyl carbon) are defined as _____ of each other.

Glycogen phosphorylase is regulated by positive feedback by _____ via the beta receptor (liver only)

_____ is converted to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate via the enzyme phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)

Which GAG is exclusively intracellular?_____

_____ differ in the orientation of the  H and  OH groups around the carbon atom adjacent to the terminal alcohol carbon

Which GAG has no sulfate group?_____