BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

HORMONES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what form is carbohydrate stored in the liver?
A
Glucose
B
Starch
C
Glycogen
D
Glucagon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glucose is the main source of fuel for our cells. When the body doesn’t need to use the glucose for energy, it stores it in the liver and muscles. This stored form of glucose is made up of many connected glucose molecules and is called glycogen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glycogen is a form of glucose, a main source of energy that your body stores primarily in your liver and muscles. Your body needs carbohydrates from the food you eat to form glucose and glycogen.

Detailed explanation-3: -In liver, where glycogen is stored as a reserve of glucose for extrahepatic tissues, the glycogen-metabolizing enzymes have properties that enable the liver to act as a sensor of blood glucose and to store or mobilize glycogen according to the peripheral needs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The human body uses carbohydrates in the form of glucose. Glucose is stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carbohydrates are stored in the liver and skeletal muscles in the form of B) glycogen. Glycogen is a branched polysaccharide and is the main glucose storage molecule in animals.

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