THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Excess glucose and other monosaccharides can be stored in the liver as animal starch, which is called ____
A
amylase
B
glycogen
C
lipase
D
bile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In animals, the excess glucose is stored in the form of glycogen, which is synthesised and stored mainly in liver and muscles. Glycogen consists of long polymeric chains of glucose units connected by an alpha acetal linkage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glycogen can be called as ‘animal starch’. Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose. It is stored mostly in muscles and liver of animal and it is also called animal starch.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose. It serves as a form of energy storage in fungi as well as animals and is the main storage form of glucose in the human body. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Animal body stores carbohydrate as glycogen. It is also called animal starch because its structure is similar to amylopectin.

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