glycogen

[ glahy-kuh-juhn, -jen ]

/ ˈglaɪ kə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

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noun Biochemistry.

a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.

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Also called animal starch .

Origin of glycogen

First recorded in 1855–60; glyco- + -gen

Words nearby glycogen

glyceryl trioleate, glyceryl tripalmitate, glycin, glycine, glyco-, glycogen, glycogenesis, glycogenetic, glycogenic, glycogenic acid, glycogen storage disease

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How to use glycogen in a sentence

Inside cellular structures called lysosomes, GAA turns the complex sugar glycogen into glucose, the body’s main source of energy.
This child was treated for a rare genetic disease while still in the womb|Erin Garcia de Jesús|November 9, 2022|Science News
We also have smaller reserves of energy that are stored in the liver, muscles, and brain as glycogen.
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Studies show that low glycogen can decrease power output even before the dreaded bonk, so it’s important to stay on top of fueling.
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Consume a recovery drink with a quality protein source that will help to inhibit muscle tissue breakdown and encourage muscle tissue build-up, as well as carbohydrates to replenish your glycogen stores.
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Anytime you eat a carb—whether that’s from fruit, bread, or potatoes—your body breaks it down into glucose and either uses it immediately for energy or stores it as glycogen.
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Glycogen is also stored in the muscles, where it is oxidized to release energy when the muscles are exercised.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
This blood is very rich in food materials, and from it the cells of the liver take out sugars to form glycogen.
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These pass through the liver, where, as we have seen, sugar is taken from the blood and stored as glycogen.
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Horse flesh is detected by testing for glycogen, which is present in it in larger quantities than in other meats.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
There exists also in the liver and muscles a non-nitrogenous substance, glycogen, which is detected also in other organs.
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British Dictionary definitions for glycogen

glycogen

/ (ˈɡlaɪkəʊdʒən, -dʒɛn) /

noun

a polysaccharide consisting of glucose units: the form in which carbohydrate is stored in the liver and muscles in man and animals. It can easily be hydrolysed to glucoseAlso called: animal starch

Derived forms of glycogen

glycogenic (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for glycogen

glycogen

[ glī′kə-jən ]

A polysaccharide stored in animal liver and muscle cells that is easily converted to glucose to meet metabolic energy requirements. Most of the carbohydrate energy stored in animal cells is in the form of glycogen.

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