Glycogen

Question 1

Where is glycogen found?

Answer 1

Animals, fungi and bacteria

Question 2

What type of glucose is glycogen?

Answer 2

Alpha glucose

Question 3

Is glycogen soluble or insoluble?

Answer 3

Insoluble- doesn’t affect the water potential

Question 4

What shape is glycogen?

Answer 4

Branched/coiled/helical- therefore can fit many glucose molecules into a small space

Question 5

What size is glycogen?

Answer 5

Large- cannot cross the cell membrane and diffuse

Question 6

What bonds are in glycogen?

Answer 6

1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds

Question 7

Where is glycogen found in animals?

Answer 7

Mainly in muscle and liver cells

Question 8

What structure is glycogen>

Answer 8

Branched structure- increases SA for rapid hydrolysis back to glucose