glycogen
Liver's energy reserve
Glycogen is a carbohydrate that serves as the primary form of energy storage in animals, particularly in the liver and muscles.
When the body needs quick energy, it converts glycogen back into glucose.
Athletes sometimes speak of glycogen depletion or hitting the wall when their stores run out during prolonged exercise.
The process of replenishing these stores after exertion is called glycogen loading or carb loading.
Sustained effort capacity
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
- muscle fatigueLoss of contractile power
- bonkingStriking with a thunk
hitting the wall · recovery · carbohydrate loading · sports nutrition · marathon · athlete · stamina · energy expenditure
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- hepaticRelating to liver
- muscleContractile body tissue
- skeletal muscleVoluntary movement tissue
- fuelEnergy source material
energy reserve · insulin · homeostasis · glycemic · blood sugar · mobilization · depletion · loading
Bond-forming enzyme
- debranching enzymeProtein cleaving glycogen branches
- enzymaticInvolving biological catalysts
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- catabolismMetabolic molecular dismantling
anabolism · ATP · cellular respiration · kinase · phosphatase
Chained sugar molecule
- monosaccharideSimplest carbohydrate form
- branchedDivided into offshoots
- macromoleculeVery large molecule
- biopolymerNaturally produced macromolecule
hexose · hydrolysis · granule · polymer · carbohydrate · saccharide · molecular weight · soluble
Disorder of muscle tissue
- genetic disorderAbnormality in inherited code
- hepatomegalyPathological liver enlargement
- metabolic disorderImpaired cellular chemical processing
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
- muscle fatigueLoss of contractile power
bonking · hitting the wall · recovery · carbohydrate loading · sports nutrition · marathon · athlete · stamina · energy expenditure · lactic acid
liver
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- hepaticRelating to liver
- muscleContractile body tissue
- skeletal muscleVoluntary movement tissue
energy reserve · fuel · insulin · homeostasis · glycemic · blood sugar · mobilization · depletion · loading · carb loading
synthase
Bond-forming enzyme
- debranching enzymeProtein cleaving glycogen branches
- enzymaticInvolving biological catalysts
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
catabolism · anabolism · ATP · cellular respiration · kinase · phosphatase
polysaccharide
Chained sugar molecule
- monosaccharideSimplest carbohydrate form
- branchedDivided into offshoots
- macromoleculeVery large molecule
biopolymer · hexose · hydrolysis · granule · polymer · carbohydrate · saccharide · molecular weight · soluble
myopathy
Disorder of muscle tissue
- genetic disorderAbnormality in inherited code
- hepatomegalyPathological liver enlargement
- metabolic disorderImpaired cellular chemical processing
- Glucansbeta-glucan, dextran, starch, amylose, cellulose
- liver productsbile, bilirubin, bile salts, albumin, cholesterol
- nutrientsprotein, vitamins, fats, minerals, vitamin
- Sports Nutritionprotein, carbohydrates, carbs, electrolytes, hydration
- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- BiomoleculesDNA, protein, RNA, enzyme, mRNA
glycogenfat
Adipose tissue
body fat · fatty acids · ketone bodies · triglycerides · lipid
glucose, glycerin, glucagon, glycolysis, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glycemia, hypoglycemic