BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -It appears that the maximal attainable glycogen concentration in human muscle seems to be close 4 g per 100 g wet muscle.

Detailed explanation-2: -In humans, ∼80% of the glycogen is stored in skeletal muscles, simply because skeletal muscles account for ∼40–50% of body weight in healthy young men and the glycogen concentration is 80–150 mmol kg ww−1 (Ivy et al., 1988; Hawley et al., 1997; Jensen et al., 2011).

Detailed explanation-3: -Glycogen storage capacity in man is approximately 15 g/kg body weight and can accommodate a gain of approximately 500 g before net lipid synthesis contributes to increasing body fat mass.

Detailed explanation-4: -For rapid resynthesis of muscle glycogen stores, a carbohydrate supplement in excess of 1 g/kg bodyweight should be consumed immediately after competition or after a training bout. Continuation of supplementation every 2 hours will maintain a maximal rate of storage up to 6 hours after exercise.

Detailed explanation-5: -About three-fourths of the body’s glycogen supply is stored in muscle cells. However, liver cells (hepatocytes) have the highest concentration of glucose (a maximum of approximately eight percent in liver versus one percent of the muscle mass of an adult male human being).